Accommodating the diverse cultural needs of cancer patients and their families in palliative care

Cancer Nursing

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2009, Pages

  Huang, Ya Ling ^a   Yates, Patsy ^b   Prior, Deborah ^c  

^a TZU HUI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Accommodating cultural needs; End of life care; Grounded theory approach; Oncology nurses; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CULTURAL FACTOR; CULTURAL VALUE; FAMILY; GROUNDED THEORY; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; NEOPLASM; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CARE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNICATION; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PALLIATIVE CARE;

EID: 67651043196     PISSN: 0162220X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NCC.0000343370.16894.b7     Document Type: Article

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