The situation-specific theory of pain experience for Asian American cancer patients

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 319-331

  Im, Eun Ok ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Asian American; Cancer; Pain; Situation specific theory

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ASIAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CULTURAL FACTOR; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; EVIDENCE BASED NURSING; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; PAIN; PHILOSOPHY; POPULATION DYNAMICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RELIGION; REVIEW; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ASIAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONFUCIANISM; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS, CLINICAL; EVIDENCE-BASED NURSING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH TRANSITION; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; RELIGIOUS PHILOSOPHIES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIAL VALUES;

EID: 61749094101     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ANS.0000341412.02177.77     Document Type: Article

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