Why do patients with cancer access out-of-hours primary care? A retrospective study

British Journal of General Practice

Volumn 64, Issue 619, 2014, Pages

  Adam, Rosalind ^a   Wassell, Patrick ^a   Murchie, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Pain; Palliative care; Primary health care; Signs and symptoms; Symptom management

Indexed keywords

BUPRENORPHINE; FENTANYL; MORPHINE SULFATE; OXYCODONE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; NARCOTIC ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGITATION; ANALGESIA; ARTICLE; BONE CANCER; BRAIN CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PATIENT; COLORECTAL CANCER; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; GYNECOLOGIC CANCER; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HUMAN; LUNG CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MELANOMA; MESOTHELIUM; METASTASIS; MIDDLE AGED; NAUSEA; NEOPLASM; OUT OF HOURS PRIMARY CARE; PATIENT CARE; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIMARY TUMOR; PROSTATE CANCER; READ CODE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOFT TISSUE CANCER; TELECONSULTATION; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINAL DISEASE; UNITED KINGDOM; URINARY TRACT CANCER; VERY ELDERLY; VOMITING; YOUNG ADULT; DISEASE COURSE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; NEOPLASMS; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PAIN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

AFTER-HOURS CARE; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANALGESICS, OPIOID; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; DYSPNEA; FATIGUE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; NAUSEA; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SCOTLAND; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; VOMITING;

EID: 84893111100     PISSN: 09601643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3399/bjgp14X677158     Document Type: Article

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