Patients’ understanding of treatment goals and disease course and their relationship with optimism, hope, and quality of life: a preliminary study among advanced breast cancer outpatients before receiving palliative treatment

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 2016, Pages 3481-3488

  Soylu, Cem ^a   Babacan, Taner ^a   Sever, Ali R ^a   Altundag, Kadri ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Advanced breast cancer; Expectation of progression; Optimism; Perception of treatment intent

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BREAST CANCER; CANCER GROWTH; COMPREHENSION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HOPE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; OPTIMISM; OUTPATIENT; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; YOUNG ADULT; BREAST NEOPLASMS; MORTALITY; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; AGED; BREAST NEOPLASMS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; GOALS; HOPE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OPTIMISM; OUTPATIENTS; PALLIATIVE CARE; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84961837239     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: 14337339     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-016-3182-6     Document Type: Article

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