A longitudinal analysis of symptom clusters in cancer patients and their sociodemographic predictors

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 566-578

  Thomas, Bejoy C ^a   Waller, Amy ^b   Malhi, Rebecca L ^a   Fung, Tak ^a   Carlson, Linda E ^a   Groff, Shannon L ^a   Bultz, Barry D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

Author keywords

cancer; distress; factor analysis; longitudinal study; panel regression; Symptom clusters

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PAIN; SLEEP; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WEIGHT CHANGE; DISEASE COURSE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME;

DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84896547015     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.04.007     Document Type: Article

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