Sexuality as an aspect of nursing care for women receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer in an Irish context

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 10-18

  Lavin, Marie ^a   Hyde, Abbey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Breast cancer; Education; Ireland; Oncology; Qualitative methodology; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANGER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BREAST TUMOR; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEFENSE MECHANISM; DRUG EFFECT; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; GUILT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; IRELAND; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALITY;

ADULT; ANGER; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CATHOLICISM; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; FRUSTRATION; GUILT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; IRELAND; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRESSION; SELF EFFICACY; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUALITY;

EID: 32044448165     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2005.03.013     Document Type: Article

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