Role of continuing supportive cares in increasing social support and reducing perceived uncertainty among women with newly diagnosed breast cancer in Taiwan

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 273-282

  Liu, Li Ni ^a   Li, Chung Yi ^b   Tang, Siew Tzuh ^a   Huang, Chiun Shen ^c   Chiou, Ai Fu ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

^b FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Continuing supportive care; Disease uncertainty; Social support; Women with breast cancer

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUASI EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNCERTAINTY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MASTECTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; PERIOPERATIVE CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 33746834538     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002820-200607000-00004     Document Type: Article

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