A longitudinal, qualitative and quantitative exploration of daily life and need for rehabilitation among patients with high-grade gliomas and their caregivers

BMJ Open

Volumn 3, Issue 7, 2013, Pages

  Piil, K ^a   Jarden, M ^a   Jakobsen, J ^a   Bang Christensen, K ^b   Juhler, M ^a,b  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REHABILITATION; CAREGIVER; DEPRESSION; FATIGUE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; GLIOMA; HOSPITAL ANXIETY AND DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; KARNOFSKY PERFORMANCE STATUS; LIFE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION CARE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TELECONSULTATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; WELLBEING;

EID: 84880594866     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20446055     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2013-003183     Document Type: Article

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