Improving access to supportive cancer care through an eHealth application: A qualitative needs assessment among cancer survivors

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 9-10, 2015, Pages 1367-1379

  Lubberding, Sanne ^a   van Uden Kraan, Cornelia F ^a,b   Te Velde, Elisabeth A ^a   Cuijpers, Pim ^b   Leemans, C René ^a   Verdonck de Leeuw, Irma M ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aftercare; Self care (4 tot 6); Telemedicine; Tertiary prevention

Indexed keywords

AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVOR; TELEMEDICINE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SURVIVORS; TELEMEDICINE;

EID: 84928296093     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12753     Document Type: Article

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