The experience of patients undergoing awake craniotomy: In the patients' own words. A qualitative study

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 166-172

  Palese, Alvisa ^a   Skrap, Miran ^b   Fachin, Martina ^a   Visioli, Sonia ^c   Zannini, Lucia ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF UDINE   (Italy)

^c HUMANITAS CLINICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Awake craniotomy; Brain neoplasm; Patient experience; Phenomenology; Qualitative research methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN CANCER; BRAIN DAMAGE; BRAIN MAPPING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CRANIOTOMY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; INTRAOPERATIVE PERIOD; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHENOMENOLOGY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RISK FACTOR; SURGEON; SURGICAL PATIENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; THERAPY EFFECT; WAKEFULNESS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAIN TUMOR; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADULT; BRAIN NEOPLASMS; CONSCIOUS SEDATION; CRANIOTOMY; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 44449165526     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NCC.0000305699.97625.dc     Document Type: Article

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