Concept analysis of symptom disclosure in the context of cancer

Advances in Nursing Science

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 332-341

  Sun, Yiyuan ^a   Knobf, M Tish ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Concept analysis; Decision making; Neoplasm; Symptom disclosure

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER DIAGNOSIS; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NEOPLASM; NURSING RESEARCH; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CARE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; DECISION MAKING; EARLY DETECTION OF CANCER; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEOPLASMS; NURSING RESEARCH; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF CARE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 61749096120     PISSN: 01619268     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ANS.0000341413.09801.7a     Document Type: Article

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