How are patient populations characterized in studies investigating depression in advanced cancer? results from a systematic literature review

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 678-698

  Janberidze, Elene ^a,b   Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen ^a,c   Haugen, Dagny Faksvåg ^a,d   Sigurdardottir, Katrin Ruth ^a,d,e   Løhre, Erik Torbjørn ^a,b   Lie, Hanne Cathrine ^f   Loge, Jon Håvard ^c,f   Kaasa, Stein ^a,b   Knudsen, Anne Kari ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b TRONDHEIM UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^c OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e Haraldsplass Deaconess Hospital   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; assessment; depression generalizability; palliative care

Indexed keywords

ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADVANCED CANCER; AGE; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER STAGING; CINAHL; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; EMBASE; GENDER; HUMAN; MEDLINE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AGE DISTRIBUTION; COMORBIDITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; META ANALYSIS; NEOPLASMS; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; RISK FACTOR; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL BIAS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CAUSALITY; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEOPLASM STAGING; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84908116119     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.11.013     Document Type: Review

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