Glioblastoma multiforme from diagnosis to death: a prospective, hospital-based, cohort, pilot feasibility study of patient reported symptoms and needs

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 3341-3352

  Golla, Heidrun ^a   Ale Ahmad, Maryam ^a   Galushko, Maren ^a   Hampl, Jürgen ^a   Maarouf, Mohammad ^a,b   Schroeter, Michael ^a   Herrlinger, Ulrich ^c   Hellmich, Martin ^a   Voltz, Raymond ^a,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WITTEN HERDECKE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BONN   (Germany)

^d Cologne Excellence Cluster on Cellular Stress Responses in Aging Associated Diseases   (Germany)

Author keywords

Assessment; Feasibility; Glioblastoma; Palliative care; Symptom burden

Indexed keywords

AGED; BEHAVIOR; CANCER STAGING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMOGRAPHY; ETIOLOGY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; GLIOBLASTOMA; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TERMINAL CARE;

AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC PROTOCOLS; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; GLIOBLASTOMA; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASM STAGING; PATIENT OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84929940820     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-014-2384-z     Document Type: Article

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