A pan-Canadian web-based education program to support screening for distress: Evaluation of outcomes

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 15-23

  McLeod, Deborah L ^a   Morck, Angela C ^b   Curran, Janet A ^c  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH II HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Oncology nursing; Psychosocial oncology; Screening for distress; Web based education

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COOPERATION; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EVALUATION STUDY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERNET; MASS SCREENING; NEOPLASM; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PALLIATIVE NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; TEACHING;

ANXIETY DISORDERS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CURRICULUM; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE NURSING; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; INTERNET; MASS SCREENING; NEOPLASMS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; SOFTWARE;

EID: 84897854999     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951513000072     Document Type: Article

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