title: [Cancer rehabilitation of adult patients].
abstract: Cancer rehabilitation is a health-care activity enabling cancer patients to reach and maintain their optimal physical, psychological and social functional levels. It includes a variety of interventions targeting the different problems facing patients and their relatives as a consequence of having cancer. To improve patient outcomes political and professional prioritization is needed, ensuring knowledge among professionals of evidence-based interventions, of screening methods for identification of needs, and supply of relevant rehabilitation programmes. Rigorously designed research is recommended.
authors.affiliation: Nationalt Forskningscenter for Kræftrehabilitering, Forskningsenheden for Almen Praksis, Syddansk Universitet, JB Winsløws Vej 9, 5000 Odense C. dgilsaa@health.sdu.dk.
authors.forename: Dorte Gilså
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Hansen
authors.forename: Bjarne Rose
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Hjortbak
authors.forename: Lene
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jarlbaek
mesh_terms: D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000534:rehabilitation*; D011788:Quality of Life; D020127:Recovery of Function