Nurses' Knowledge in Relation to the Anorexia-Cachexia Syndrome in Cancer Patients: A Cross-National Comparison in Two European Countries

• Hauptverfasser: Georgia Socratous RN, MSc (Verfasst von), Constantina Cloconi RN, MSc, PhD (c) (Verfasst von), Ioanna Tsatsou RN, MSc, PhD (c) (Verfasst von), Andreas Charalambous RN, PhD (Verfasst von)
• Format: Buch
• Veröffentlicht: SAGE Publishing, 2021-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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Introduction The Anorexia-Cachexia Syndrome (ACS) is a severe complication of cancer and is considered to be a significant cause of morbidity and mortality affecting up to two-thirds of cancer patients and one that needs specialized nursing care. Studies showed that the ACS has been relatively under...