Development and validation of the Short-Form Survivor Unmet Needs Survey (SF-SUNS)

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 1071-1079

  Campbell, H Sharon ^a   Hall, Alix E ^b   Sanson Fisher, Rob W ^b   Barker, Daniel ^c   Turner, Donna ^d   Taylor Brown, Jill ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^e Patient and Family Support Services   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cancer survivor; Psycho oncology; Psychometrics; Unmet needs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN CANCER; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER REGISTRY; CANCER SURVIVOR; COLORECTAL CANCER; CONNECTIVE TISSUE TUMOR; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK CANCER; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; KIDNEY CANCER; LIVER CANCER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE MYELOMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84895865771     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-013-2061-7     Document Type: Article

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