A narrative account of the impact of positive thinking on discussions about death and dying

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 14, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 1246-1251

  McGrath, Catherine ^a   Montgomery, Kathleen ^a,b   White, Karolyn ^a   Kerridge, Ian H ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autologous stem cell transplant; Carers; Death; Positive thinking

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTOLOGOUS STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; CONVERSATION; COPING BEHAVIOR; DEATH; DISTRESS SYNDROME; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; DYING; FEMALE; GRIEF; GROUNDED THEORY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NARRATIVE; OPTIMISM; PLANNING; POSITIVE THINKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; TERMINAL CARE; WIDOW;

CAREGIVERS; DEATH; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; TRANSPLANTATION, AUTOLOGOUS;

EID: 33751272398     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-006-0083-0     Document Type: Article

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