Quality of Life and Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression of Patients Receiving Cancer Chemotherapy: Longitudinal Study

The overall survival gain of cancer chemotherapy is estimated to be small, and some claim that it rarely improves quality of life (QOL). The purpose of this population-based study was to describe QOL and symptoms of anxiety and depression, over time, in a group of Icelandic cancer patients receiving...

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Published in:	Cancer nursing Vol. 33; no. 1; pp. E1 - E10
Main Authors:	Saevarsdottir, Thorunn, Fridriksdottir, Nanna, Gunnarsdottir, Sigridur
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc 01-01-2010 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Ovid Technologies
Subjects:	Adaptation, Psychological Analysis of Variance Antineoplastic Agents - therapeutic use Anxiety Anxiety - epidemiology Anxiety - etiology Cancer Chemotherapy Cross-Sectional Studies Depression - epidemiology Depression - etiology Female Humans Ireland - epidemiology Male Mental depression Middle Aged Neoplasms - complications Neoplasms - drug therapy Nursing Prospective Studies Psychometrics Quality of Life Risk Factors Stress, Psychological - complications Studies Surveys and Questionnaires Ireland Iceland
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