Characteristics and quality of life of patients presenting to cancer support centres: Patient rated outcomes and use of complementary therapies

BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Furzer, Bonnie J ^a,b   Wright, Kemi E ^a   Petterson, Anna S ^b,d   Wallman, Karen E ^a   Ackland, Timothy R ^a   Joske, David J L ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b SolarisCare Foundation Collaborative Research Team   (Australia)

^c SIR CHARLES GAIRDNER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer patients; Complementary therapies; Quality of life; Supportive care; Symptom distress

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTHRALGIA; ARTICLE; BONE CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER CENTER; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CANCER HORMONE THERAPY; CANCER LOCALIZATION; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURGERY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COMORBIDITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; LEISURE; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASSAGE; MEDICAL CARE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MELANOMA; MUSCULOSKELETAL DISEASE; MYALGIA; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PANCREAS CANCER; PATIENT INFORMATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PILATES; PROSTATE CANCER; PSYCHOLOGIST; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT FORM 36; STOMACH CANCER; SUPPORT GROUP; WEAKNESS; YOGA;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUSTRALIA; COHORT STUDIES; COMPLEMENTARY THERAPIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84880007115     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726882     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1472-6882-13-169     Document Type: Article

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