Understanding Symptom Burden in Patients with Advanced Cancer Living in Rural Areas

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Explores research methods for understanding differences in rural and urban cancer care, treatment, and symptom-based stressors. Discusses challenges in recruiting and retaining rural study participants and capturing differences between rural patients receiving local care and those receiving care in metro areas. Studies the severity of advanced cancer symptoms for 21 rural patients in Iowa, drawing data from patient surveys. Describes disparities in advanced cancer diagnosis and differences in treatment experiences.

Stephanie Gilbertson-White, Yelena Perkhounkova, Seyedehtanaz Saeidzadeh, et al.

Oncology Nursing Forum, 46(4), 428-441

07/2019

Access · Cancer · Health disparities · Research methods and resources · Rural-urban differences · Specialty care · Statistics and data · Iowa