A focus group study of health professionals' views on phantom sensation, phantom pain and the need for patient information

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 221-226

  Mortimer, Clare M ^a   MacDonald, Roderick J M ^b   Martin, Denis J ^a   McMillan, Ian R ^a   Ravey, John ^c   Steedman, Wilma M ^a  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL INFIRMARY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amputation; Information; Phantom pain; Sensation

Indexed keywords

AMPUTATION; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIENCE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; MEDICAL PRACTICE; PATIENT INFORMATION; PERCEPTION; PHANTOM PAIN; PHANTOM SENSATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY DYSFUNCTION; STANDARD; THEORY; VOCATIONAL EDUCATION;

AMPUTATION; ARTIFICIAL LIMBS; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FOCUS GROUPS; GUIDELINES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHANTOM LIMB; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); PROFESSIONAL ROLE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND; TEACHING MATERIALS; TIME FACTORS; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 3843090476     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(03)00237-4     Document Type: Article

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