Towards a theory of quality nursing care for patients with cancer through hermeneutic phenomenology

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 350-360

  Charalambous, Andreas ^a   Beadsmoore, Alan ^c  

^a CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

^b I)Rena   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTMINSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attributes of quality; Cancer care; Descriptive theory; Hermeneutic phenomenology; Quality nursing care; Ricoeur

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CYPRUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEOPLASM; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING THEORY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; CYPRUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING THEORY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 70450260697     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2009.04.011     Document Type: Article

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