Distress, concerns and unmet needs in survivors of head and neck cancer: a cross-sectional survey

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 748-760

  Wells, M ^a   Cunningham, M ^a   Lang, H ^b   Swartzman, S ^b   Philp, J ^c   Taylor, L ^d   Thomson, J ^e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARGARET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^d NINEWELLS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^f NHS FORTH VALLEY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Concerns; Distress Thermometer; Head and neck cancer; Patient Concerns Inventory; Survivors; Unmet needs

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ETIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK TUMOR; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCOTLAND; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SURVIVOR; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEAD AND NECK NEOPLASMS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK FACTORS; SCOTLAND; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84940712277     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: 13652354     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12370     Document Type: Article

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