Demographic and clinical predictors of spirituality in advanced cancer patients: A randomized control study

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 13, 2008, Pages 1779-1785

  Mystakidou, Kyriaki ^a   Tsilika, Eleni ^a   Parpa, Efi ^a   Hatzipli, Ioanna ^a   Smyrnioti, Marilena ^a   Galanos, Antonis ^b   Vlahos, Lambros ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Cancer; Nurses; Nursing; Palliative care; Predictors; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RELIGION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 44949155308     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02327.x     Document Type: Article

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