Journal article
An interprofessional palliative care oncology rehabilitation program: effects on function and predictors of program completion
Abstract
BACKGROUND: After treatment, patients with active cancer face a considerable burden from the effects of both the disease and its treatment. The Palliative Rehabilitation Program (prp) is designed to ameliorate disease effects and to improve the patient's functioning. The present study evaluated predictors of program completion and changes in functioning, symptoms, and well-being after the program.
METHODS: The program received referrals for 173 …
Authors
Chasen MR; Feldstain A; Gravelle D; MacDonald N; Pereira J
Journal
Current Oncology, Vol. 20, No. 6, pp. 301–309
Publisher
MDPI
Publication Date
December 2013
DOI
10.3747/co.20.1607
ISSN
1198-0052