Symptoms, Quality of Life, and Daily Activities in People With Newly Diagnosed Solid Tumors Presenting to a Medical Oncologist

American Journal of Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Volumn 34, Issue 7, 2017, Pages 611-621

  Thomas, Shirley ^a,b   Walsh, Declan ^a,b,c,d   Shrotriya, Shiva ^a,b   Aktas, Aynur ^a,b   Hullihen, Barbara ^a,b   Estfan, Bassam ^b   Budd, G Thomas ^b   Hjermstad, Marianne Jensen ^e,f   O’Connor, Brenda ^g  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b TAUSSIG CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c The Harry R Horvitz Chair in Palliative Medicine   (United States)

^d The University of Dublin   (Ireland)

^e OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^f NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^g UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

cancer; connected health; e health; patient reported outcomes; quality of life; symptoms

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGY; PAIN; PATHOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ANXIETY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL ONCOLOGY; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 85024106114     PISSN: 10499091     EISSN: 19382715     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049909116649948     Document Type: Article

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