Journal article
Reported distress in patients living with advanced cancer: changes pre-post interdisciplinary palliative rehabilitation
Abstract
PurposePatients are living extended life with advanced cancer making it chronic rather than imminently terminal. Literature on the experience of living with advanced cancer is emerging, indicating ongoing polysymptomatic burden, lack of information, burnout (patients and caregivers), and emotional concerns, all of which contribute to emotional distress. The interdisciplinary Ottawa Palliative Rehabilitation Program (PRP) offers a scarce …
Authors
Feldstain A; MacDonald N; Bhargava R; Chasen M
Journal
Supportive Care in Cancer, Vol. 25, No. 10, pp. 3191–3197
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
10 2017
DOI
10.1007/s00520-017-3728-2
ISSN
0941-4355