The end-of-life phase of high-grade glioma patients: A systematic review

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 847-857

  Sizoo, Eefje M ^a   Pasman, H Roeline W ^a   Dirven, Linda ^a   Marosi, Christine ^b   Grisold, Wolfgang ^c   Stockhammer, Günther ^d   Egeter, Jonas ^d   Grant, Robin ^e   Chang, Susan ^f   Heimans, Jan J ^a   Deliens, Luc ^a,g   Reijneveld, Jaap C ^a,h   Taphoorn, Martin J B ^a,i  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^c KAISER FRANZ JOSEF HOSPITAL   (Austria)

^d INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

^e WESTERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^g GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^h ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

ⁱ MEDICAL CENTER HAAGLANDEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Caregiver burden; End of life; End of life decision making; High grade glioma; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER BURDEN; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DECISION MAKING; DYING; GLIOMA; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ORGANIZATION; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERMINAL CARE;

ADVANCE CARE PLANNING; CAREGIVERS; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; GLIOMA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84895899261     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-013-2088-9     Document Type: Review

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