Crying in solitude or with someone for support and consolation-experiences from family members in palliative home care

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 345-353

  Rydé, Kerstin ^a   Strang, Peter ^b   Friedrichsen, Maria ^c  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c VRINNEVI HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Cancer; Coping; Crying; Emotions; Family members; Hermeneutic; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COURAGE; CRYING; ENERGY; EXHAUSTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GRIEF; HOME CARE; HONESTY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TRUST; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; CAREGIVER; EMOTION; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; CRYING; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 58149361839     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NCC.0000305758.66238.a1     Document Type: Article

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