'Preparative waiting' and coping theory with patients going through gastric diagnosis

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 87-94

  Giske, Tove ^a   Gjengedal, Eva ^b  

^a University College of Bergen   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Coping; Diagnostic phase; Gastro enterological nursing; Hope; Hospitalized patients; Interviews; Nurse patient interaction

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33845758460     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.04082.x     Document Type: Article

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