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Is it helpful to give older people with cancer the same chance at rehabilitation as older general medical patients?
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posted on 2023-05-21, 14:10 authored by Carolyn LethborgCarolyn Lethborg, Brown, R, Posenelli, S, Pollerd, L, Wigg, S, Challis, C, Hocking, A, Whitehall, CAlthough the complexity of age combined with a cancer diagnosis can result in unmet supportive care needs there are seldom resources to assess or address such needs for older people with cancer (OPWC). The purpose of this project was to trial a service to improve the care for OPWC through (1) an expanded supportive care screening process and (2) capacity building of subacute ambulatory care services (SACS) staff to increase referrals to community-based rehabilitation.
History
Publication title
Journal of Psychosocial OncologyVolume
32Issue
4Pagination
396-412ISSN
0734-7332Department/School
School of Health SciencesPublisher
Haworth Press IncPlace of publication
10 Alice St, Binghamton, USA, Ny, 13904-1580Rights statement
Copyright 2014 Taylor & Francis Group, LLCRepository Status
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