Characteristics and effectiveness of complex nursing interventions aimed at reducing symptom burden in adult patients treated with chemotherapy: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 495-510

  Coolbrandt, Annemarie ^a,b   Wildiers, Hans ^a,b   Aertgeerts, Bert ^a   Van der Elst, Elisa ^a   Laenen, Annouschka ^a   Dierckx de Casterlé, Bernadette ^a   van Achterberg, Theo ^c   Milisen, Koen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Cancer; Chemotherapy; Complex interventions; Intervention; Nursing; Side effects; Symptom burden; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPLEX INTERVENTIONS; HUMAN; INTERVENTION; NEOPLASM; NURSING; NURSING PROCESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SIDE EFFECTS; SYMPTOM BURDEN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

CANCER; CHEMOTHERAPY; COMPLEX INTERVENTIONS; INTERVENTION; NURSING; SIDE EFFECTS; SYMPTOM BURDEN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NURSING PROCESS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84894269655     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2013.08.008     Document Type: Review

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