Multicenter randomized trial of centralized nurse-led telephone-based care coordination to improve outcomes after surgical resection for colorectal cancer: The CONNECT intervention

Journal of Clinical Oncology

Volumn 31, Issue 28, 2013, Pages 3585-3591

  Young, Jane M ^a,b   Butow, Phyllis N ^a   Walsh, Jennifer ^a,b   Durcinoska, Ivana ^a,b   Dobbins, Timothy A ^a   Rodwell, Laura ^a   Harrison, James D ^a,b   White, Kate ^a   Gilmore, Andrew ^f   Hodge, Bruce ^g   Hicks, Henry ^h   Smith, Stephen ⁱ   O'Connor, Geoff ^j   Byrne, Christopher M ^a,c   Meagher, Alan P ^d   Jancewicz, Stephen ^h   Sutherland, Andrew ^k   Ctercteko, Grahame ^e   Pathma Nathan, Nimalan ^e   Curtin, Austin ^l   Townend, David ^l   Abraham, Ned S ^k   Longfield, Greg ^g   Rangiah, David ^m   Young, Christopher J ^a,c   Eyers, Anthony ^c   Lee, Peter ^c   Fisher, Dean ^j   Solomon, Michael J ^a,b,c   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Surgical Outcomes Research Centre   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f Orange Base Hospital   (Australia)

^g PORT MACQUARIE BASE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^h Wagga Wagga Base Hospital   (Australia)

ⁱ JOHN HUNTER HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^j Dubbo Base Hospital   (Australia)

^k Department of Paediatric Emergency Medicine   (Australia)

^l Lismore Base Hospital ^*  (Australia)

^m CANBERRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER STAGING; CANCER SURGERY; COLORECTAL CANCER; COLORECTAL SURGERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE; PRIVATE HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TELECONSULTATION; ADULT; AUSTRALIA; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH PROMOTION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT CARE; PROGNOSIS; TELEPHONE; TIME;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM STAGING; NURSES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PALLIATIVE CARE; PATIENT READMISSION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; TELEPHONE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84892450103     PISSN: 0732183X     EISSN: 15277755     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2012.48.1036     Document Type: Article

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