Quality of life
Subtitle: from nursing and patient perspectives : theory, research, practice
By: edited by Cynthia R. King, PhD, NP, MSN, CNL, FAAN, Professor and Nurse Scientist, Queens University at Charlotte, Charlotte, North Carolina, Pamela S. Hinds, PhD, RN, FAAN, Director, Department of Nursing Research, Children's National Medical Center, Professor of Pediatrics, The George Washington University, Washington, DC
Edition: Third edition.
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Sudbury, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 570
ISBN-13: 9780763749439
Copyright date: 2012
Subjects: Nursing; Cancer; Quality of life; Social aspects; Neoplasms; Quality of Life; Psychological aspects; Psychology
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Evolution of quality of life in oncology and oncology nursing; title: Overview of quality of life and controversial issues; title: Theories and conceptual models to guide quality of life related research; title: Conceptualization and measurement of quality of life and related concepts : guidelines for clarity; title: Spiritual quality of life; title: Quality of life and culture; title: Quality of life in children and adolescents with cancer; title: Quality of life methodological and measurement issues; title: Quality of life and symptoms; title: Quality of life and chronic illness; title: The design, conduct and analysis of hrqol studies: a statistician's perspective; title: NCI/NIH/QOL and Cooperative Group Measurements; title: Quality of life issues in breast and prostate cancer; title: Clinical implications of quality of life; title: Quality of life issues related to marrow transplantation; title: A European perspective on quality of life of stem cell transplantation patients; title: Fatigue and sleep and quality of life a question of balance; title: Cancer survivorship quality for life; title: Quality of life stories by patients and families; title: Nursing and patient perspectives on quality of life.