'They're survivors physically but we want them to survive mentally as well': Health care professionals' views on providing potential late effect information

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2491-2497

  Cox, Anna ^a   Faithfull, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Late effects; Risk communication; Survivorship care plans

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER SURVIVOR; CANCER THERAPY; EMERGENCY CARE; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOPE; HUMANS; INFORMED CONSENT; NEOPLASMS; NURSE CLINICIANS; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PHYSICAL THERAPISTS; PHYSICIANS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84881258452     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-013-1806-7     Document Type: Article

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