Prevalence of symptoms in older cancer patients receiving palliative care: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 90-104

  Van Lancker, Aurélie ^a   Velghe, Anja ^b   Van Hecke, Ann ^a,b   Verbrugghe, Mathieu ^a   Van Den Noortgate, Nele ^b   Grypdonck, Mieke ^a   Verhaeghe, Sofie ^a   Bekkering, Geertruida ^c   Beeckman, Dimitri ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c Belgian Center for Evidence Based Medicine   (Belgium)

Author keywords

aged; Elderly; older person; palliative care; prevalence; signs and symptoms; systematic review

Indexed keywords

AGITATION; ANOREXIA; ANXIETY; ASTHENIA; CANCER FATIGUE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; CONSTIPATION; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; META ANALYSIS; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PREVALENCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REFERENCE DATABASE; REVIEW; SAMPLE SIZE; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; URINE INCONTINENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION; AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 84891836577     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.02.016     Document Type: Review

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