Effects of an educational intervention for managing fatigue in women with early stage breast cancer

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 286-294

  Schjolberg, Tore Kr ^a   Dodd, Marylin ^b   Henriksen, Nils ^c   Asplund, Kenneth ^c   Cvancarova Småstuen, Milada ^a   Rustoen, Tone ^d  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^d ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Fatigue; Fatigue Questionnaire; Lee Fatigue Scale; Self administered comorbidity questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; BREAST TUMOR; COMPLICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PATHOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84899919309     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2014.01.008     Document Type: Article

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