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Quality of life : from nursing and patient perspectives / [edited by] Cynthia R. King, Pamela S. Hinds. - 3rd ed. - Sudbury, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2012. - xxi, 570 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Evolution of quality of life in oncology and oncology nursing -- Overview of quality of life and controversial issues -- Theories and conceptual models to guide quality of life related research -- Conceptualization and measurement of quality of life and related concepts : guidelines for clarity -- Spiritual quality of life -- Quality of life and culture -- Quality of life in children and adolescents with cancer -- Quality of life methodological and measurement issues -- Quality of life and symptoms -- Quality of life and chronic illness -- The design, conduct and analysis of hrqol studies: a statistician's perspective -- NCI/NIH/QOL and Cooperative Group Measurements -- Quality of life issues in breast and prostate cancer -- Clinical implications of quality of life -- Quality of life issues related to marrow transplantation -- A European perspective on quality of life of stem cell transplantation patients -- Fatigue and sleep and quality of life a question of balance -- Cancer survivorship quality for life -- Quality of life stories by patients and families -- Nursing and patient perspectives on quality of life.

9780763749439 (alk. paper) 0763749435 (alk. paper)


Cancer--Nursing.
Quality of life.
Cancer--Psychological aspects.
Cancer--Social aspects.
Neoplasms--nursing.
Quality of Life.
Neoplasms--psychology.

RC266 / .Q35 2012

616.9940231 / Q35

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