What to do when 'there is nothing more to do'? A study within a salutogenic framework of famiy members' experience of palliative home care staff

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 741-751

  Milberg, Anna ^a,c   Strang, P ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c VRINNEVI HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cancer; Family member; Oncology; Salutogenesis; Staff

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMOTIONALITY; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOME CARE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THEORY;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; TRUST;

EID: 34547891039     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1124     Document Type: Article

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