Barriers to using psycho-oncology services: A qualitative research into the perspectives of users, their relatives, non-users, physicians, and nurses

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1147-1156

  Neumann, Melanie ^a   Galushko, Maren ^b   Karbach, Ute ^a   Goldblatt, Hadass ^c   Visser, Adriaan ^d   Wirtz, Markus ^e   Ernstmann, Nicole ^a   Ommen, Oliver ^a   Pfaff, Holger ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

^d HELEN DOWLING INSTITUTE   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Barriers; Psycho oncology services; Utilization

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIO RECORDING; CANCER PATIENT; CANCER THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTEGRATION; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICIAN; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GERMANY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PATIENTS; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 77956455718     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-009-0731-2     Document Type: Article

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