A tailored, supportive care intervention using systematic assessment designed for people with inoperable lung cancer: a randomised controlled trial

Penelope Schofield; Anna Ugalde; Karla Gough; John Reece; Meinir Krishnasamy; Mariko Carey; David Ball; Sanchia Aranda

Journal article

A tailored, supportive care intervention using systematic assessment designed for people with inoperable lung cancer: a randomised controlled trial

Penelope Schofield, Anna Ugalde, Karla Gough, John Reece, Meinir Krishnasamy, Mariko Carey, David Ball, Sanchia Aranda

Psycho-Oncology | WILEY | Published : 2013

DOI: 10.1002/pon.3306

University of Melbourne Researchers

Sanchia Aranda Author Nursing

David Ball Author The Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology

Anna Ugalde Author Medicine - St Vincent's Hospital

Karla Gough Author Nursing

Penelope Schofield Author Melbourne School of Psychological Sciences

Related Projects (2)

Improving the quality of life of people undergoing cancer treatment

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TESTING AN INNOVATIVE PROGRAM TO ADDRESS THE NEEDS OF PEOPLE WITH INCURABLE LUNG CANCER

The diagnosis of incurable lung cancer is a very distressing event, and patients have a high level of psychological and informational needs...

Grants

Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

We thank Professor Rob Sanson-Fisher from the University of Newcastle for his contributions to the development of the protocol for this study, and Ms Fiona Hewitt and Ms Felicity Pendergast for their administrative assistance. This project was funded by a Palliative Care Grant from the National Health and Medical Research Council, number 310679. Associate Professor Penelope Schofield currently holds a National Health and Medical Research Council Career Development Award, ID 628563.