Screening for distress, the sixth vital sign, in lung cancer patients: Effects on pain, fatigue, and common problems - Secondary outcomes of a randomized controlled trial

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1880-1888

  Carlson, Linda E ^a,b   Waller, Amy ^a   Groff, Shannon L ^a   Bultz, Barry D ^a,b  

^a TOM BAKER CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

Author keywords

fatigue; lung cancer; pain; problems; screening for distress; sixth vital sign

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER FATIGUE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SCREENING; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VITAL SIGN;

FATIGUE; LUNG CANCER; PAIN; PROBLEMS; SCREENING FOR DISTRESS; SIXTH VITAL SIGN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; CANADA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OUTPATIENTS; PAIN; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SEX FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TRIAGE;

EID: 84880698431     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.3223     Document Type: Article

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