The effect of gender on health-related quality of life and related factors in post-lobectomy lung-cancer patients

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 292-300

  Chang, Nai Wen ^a   Lin, Kuan Chia ^b   Hsu, Wen Hu ^c   Lee, Shih Chun ^d   Chan, James Yi Hsin ^a   Wang, Kwua Yun ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c Taipei General Veterans Hospital   (Taiwan)

^d TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Depression; Family support; Gender related differences; Post lobectomy lung cancer; Pulmonary function; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SURVIVOR; TAIWAN;

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84930885224     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2014.10.015     Document Type: Article

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