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The role of information in patients' adaptation to chemotherapy and radiotherapy: a review of the literature

The role of information in patients' adaptation to chemotherapy and radiotherapy: a review of the literature
The role of information in patients' adaptation to chemotherapy and radiotherapy: a review of the literature
This paper reviews the literature concerning the role of information in facilitating patients' adaptation to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The relationship between information and patient self-efficacy is examined, and the information requirements of cancer patients receiving treatment are reviewed. Finally, studies evaluating informational interventions for patients receiving either chemotherapy or radiotherapy are critiqued before recommendations for practice are formulated
cancer, coping, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, information, intervention
0961-5423
132-138
Ream, Emma
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Richardson, Alison
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Ream, Emma
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Richardson, Alison
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Ream, Emma and Richardson, Alison (1996) The role of information in patients' adaptation to chemotherapy and radiotherapy: a review of the literature. European Journal of Cancer Care, 5 (3), 132-138. (doi:10.1111/j.1365-2354.1996.tb00223.x).

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This paper reviews the literature concerning the role of information in facilitating patients' adaptation to chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The relationship between information and patient self-efficacy is examined, and the information requirements of cancer patients receiving treatment are reviewed. Finally, studies evaluating informational interventions for patients receiving either chemotherapy or radiotherapy are critiqued before recommendations for practice are formulated

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Published date: September 1996
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Keywords: cancer, coping, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, information, intervention
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Local EPrints ID: 69072
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/69072
DOI: doi:10.1111/j.1365-2354.1996.tb00223.x
ISSN: 0961-5423
PURE UUID: 9244fe20-56e0-472c-959d-bb1088196912
ORCID for Alison Richardson: ORCID iD orcid.org/0000-0003-3127-5755

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Date deposited: 06 Jan 2010
Last modified: 14 Mar 2024 02:55

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Author: Emma Ream
Author: Alison Richardson ORCID iD

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