Narrative Research Methods in Palliative Care Contexts: Two Case Studies

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 788-796

  Thomas, Carol ^a   Reeve, Joanne ^b   Bingley, Amanda ^a   Brown, Janice ^c   Payne, Sheila ^a   Lynch, Tom ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cancer patients; informal carers; narrative analysis; narrative research; palliative care; Terminal cancer

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CANCER PATIENT; CAREGIVER; CASE REPORT; COLORECTAL CANCER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RISK; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SPOUSE; SYMPTOM; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

AGED; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; NARRATION; NEOPLASMS; PAIN; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 65349154501     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2008.05.006     Document Type: Article

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