A qualitative study to explore the experience of fatigue in cancer patients

European Journal of Cancer Care

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 224-232

  Magnusson, Karin ^a   Moller A ^a   Ekman, T ^a   Wallgren, A ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cancer; Experience; Fatigue; Perception

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MODEL; NEOPLASM; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 0033288580     PISSN: 09615423     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2354.1999.00168.x     Document Type: Article

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