Improving couples' quality of life through a web-based prostate cancer education intervention

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 183-192

  Song, Lixin ^a   Rini, Christine ^b   Deal, Allison M ^a   Nielsen, Matthew E ^a,b,c   Chang, Hao ^a,d   Kinneer, Patty ^a   Teal, Randall ^a   Johnson, David C ^c   Dunn, Mary W ^c   Mark, Barbara ^a   Palmer, Mary H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory   (United States)

Author keywords

Couple; EHealth; Intervention; Localized prostate cancer; Quality of life; Symptom management; Web based

Indexed keywords

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; CAREGIVER; COMPLICATION; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSTATE TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSE; TEACHING;

ADENOCARCINOMA; AGED; CAREGIVERS; COMPUTER-ASSISTED INSTRUCTION; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES;

EID: 84924410997     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/15.ONF.183-192     Document Type: Note

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