Barriers in providing psychosocial support for patients with cancer

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 309-316

  Botti, Mari ^a   Endacott, Ruth ^b,c   Watts, Rosemary ^a   Cairns, Julie ^d   Lewis, Katrina ^d   Kenny, Amanda ^e  

^a Epworth/Deakin Nursing Research Centre   (Australia)

^b ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^d The Alfred   (Australia)

^e LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Clinical practice guidelines; Psychosocial; Registered nurses; Skills

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NURSE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 33746829992     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-200607000-00010     Document Type: Article

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