Development and validation of a medical chart review checklist for symptom management performance of oncologists in the routine care of patients with advanced cancer

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1160-1167

  Blum, David ^a,b   Rosa, Daniel ^a   Dewolf Linder, Susanne ^a   Hayoz, Stefanie ^c   Ribi, Karin ^d   Koeberle, Dieter ^a   Strasser, Florian ^a  

^a CANTONAL HOSPITAL ST GALLEN   (Switzerland)

^b NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^c SWISS GROUP FOR CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH SAKK   (Switzerland)

^d International Breast Cancer Study Group Coordinating Center   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Chart review; oncology; symptom management; validation

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT; CORTICOSTEROID; GESTAGEN; OPIATE; OXYGEN; PROKINETIC AGENT; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR; TRICYCLIC ANTIDEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADVANCED CANCER; ANOREXIA; ANXIETY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CACHEXIA; CANCER FATIGUE; CANCER PAIN; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONSENSUS; CORTICOSTEROID THERAPY; DEPRESSION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; DYSPNEA; EXTERNAL VALIDITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; NAUSEA; NUTRITIONAL COUNSELING; ONCOLOGIST; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PATIENT CARE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; REVIEW; SCIENTIST; SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT PERFORMANCE CHECKLIST; VALIDATION PROCESS; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; MEDICAL RECORD; NEOPLASMS; ONCOLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PROCEDURES; REPRODUCIBILITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VALIDATION STUDY;

CHECKLIST; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; HUMANS; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; MEDICAL RECORDS; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84919952913     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2014.04.009     Document Type: Article

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