Patients' experiences of having chemotherapy in a day hospital setting

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 264-273

  McIlfatrick, Sonja ^a   Sullivan, Kate ^b   McKenna, Hugh ^a   Parahoo, Kader ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b GLYNDWR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cancer; Chemotherapy; Day hospital; Empirical research report; Interviews; Nursing; Patient experiences

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING PROCESS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENTS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING PROCESS; SICK ROLE;

EID: 34547302720     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04324.x     Document Type: Article

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