Patients' Experiences of Palliative Care in the Home: A Phenomenological Study of a Swedish Sample

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 65-70

  Appelin, Gunilla ^a   Berterö, Carina ^a,b  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cancer patients; Giorgi's phenomenology; Palliative care at home; Patients' experiences

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EMOTION; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIAL CARE; SWEDEN; TEAMWORK;

EID: 0742287338     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-200401000-00008     Document Type: Review

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