An exploration of anticipatory grief in advanced cancer patients

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 693-700

  Cheng, Joanna O Y ^a   Lo, Raymond S K ^b   Chan, Faye M Y ^c   Kwan, Bonnie H F ^b   Woo, Jean ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SHATIN HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c Society for the Promotion of Hospice Care   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Advanced cancer; Anticipatory grief; Interpretative phenomenological analysis; Oncology; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; ANTICIPATORY GRIEF; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY ATTITUDE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOTHERAPY; TERMINAL DISEASE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; COMMUNICATION; DEFENSE MECHANISMS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GRIEF; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OBJECT ATTACHMENT; PAIN, INTRACTABLE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); SICK ROLE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 77954157440     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1613     Document Type: Article

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