Occupational therapy needs of patients with thoracic cancer at the time of diagnosis: Findings of a dedicated rehabilitation service

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1519-1524

  Bentley, Rachel ^a   Hussain, Asmah ^a   Maddocks, Matthew ^a   Wilcock, Andrew ^a,b  

^a NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lung cancer; Mesothelioma; Non small cell carcinoma; Occupational therapy; Small cell carcinoma

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION CARE; REHABILITATION EQUIPMENT; SELF CARE; SHEFFIELD PROFILE FOR ASSESSMENT AND REFERRAL FOR CARE QUESTIONNAIRE; THORAX CANCER;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CARCINOMA, NON-SMALL-CELL LUNG; CARCINOMA, SMALL CELL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MESOTHELIOMA; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; THORACIC NEOPLASMS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 84879164675     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-012-1687-1     Document Type: Article

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