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Health States Following Head And Neck Cancer Treatment: Patient, Health-Care Professional, And Public Perspectives, Vishram Jalukar, Gerry Funk, Alan Christensen, Lucy Karnell, Patricia Moran

Alan J. Christensen

Background This study investigated the assignment of preference values to health states which may follow head and neck cancer (HNC) treatment. Preference values for these health states were provided by HNC patients, HNC health-care providers, and a group of college students representing individuals with little knowledge of HNC.

Methods A time trade-off technique was used by participants to assign preference values to four health states in the domains of appearance, eating, speech, breathing, pain, and work/social functioning.

Results Patients' and health-care professionals' rank-ordered preference value scores for health states in appearance, breathing, eating, and speech were not significantly different (p …

Patient Adaptation In Chronic Physical Illness: A Person By Context Interactive Framework, Alan Christensen

Alan J. Christensen

No abstract provided.

Psychosomatic Research In End-Stage Renal Disease: A Framework, Alan Christensen, Patricia Moran

Alan J. Christensen

No abstract provided.

Patient Adherence And Adjustment In End-Stage Renal Disease: Personality And Coping In Context, Alan Christensen

Alan J. Christensen

No abstract provided.

"Patient Adaptation In Chronic Physical Illness: A Person By Context Interactive Framework, Alan Christensen

Alan J. Christensen

No abstract provided.