Being in the situation of a significant other to a person with inoperable lung cancer

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 380-388

  Persson, Carina ^a   Sundin, Karin ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Lung cancer transition; Relationship; Relatives; Significant othersexperiences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; CAREGIVER; COMPREHENSION; DISTRESS SYNDROME; ETHICS; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INOPERABLE CANCER; INTIMACY; LIFE; LUNG CANCER; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; SPOUSE; STRESS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FAMILY RELATION; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; LUNG TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECORDING; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRUST;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FAMILY RELATIONS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; LUNG NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPOUSES; TAPE RECORDING; TRUST;

EID: 58149361388     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NCC.0000305763.89109.60     Document Type: Article

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