Out of the black box: Expansion of a theory-based intervention to self-manage the uncertainty associated with active surveillance (AS) for prostate cancer

Research and Theory for Nursing Practice

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 101-112

  Kazer, Meredith Wallace ^a   Bailey Jr , Donald E ^b   Whittemore, Robin ^c  

^a FAIRFIELD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

Author keywords

Prostate cancer; Qualify of life; Theory driven intervention; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROSTATE TUMOR; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; UNCERTAINTY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SELF CARE; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 77954708883     PISSN: 15416577     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/1541-6577.24.2.101     Document Type: Article

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