Hope as experienced in women newly diagnosed with gynaecological cancer

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 274-279

  Hammer, Kristianna ^a,b   Mogensen, Ole ^a,b   Hall, Elisabeth O C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cancer; Cancer nursing; Experience; Hope; Hopelessness; Marcel; Newly diagnosed gynaecological cancer; Phenomenology; Van Manen

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DENMARK; FAMILY; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL TRACT TUMOR; FORECASTING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LIFE EVENT; MIDDLE AGED; MORALITY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELIGION; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DENMARK; FAMILY; FEMALE; FORECASTING; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MIDDLE AGED; MORALE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 68949183345     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2009.02.004     Document Type: Article

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