Experiences of living with a deteriorating body in late palliative phases of cancer

Current Opinion in Supportive and Palliative Care

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 153-157

  Rasmussen, Birgit Holritz ^a,b   Tishelman, Carol ^c,d   Lindqvist, Olav ^a,c,d  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Axlagarden's Hospice Umeå   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d Stockholms Sjukhem Foundation   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bodily deterioration; Cancer; Life world; Palliative care; Physical symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NEOPLASM; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; NARRATION; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 78449305585     PISSN: 17514258     EISSN: 17514266     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/SPC.0b013e32833b4f37     Document Type: Article

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