Patients' perceptions of communication with the health care team during chemotherapy for the first recurrence of ovarian cancer

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 53-58

  Ekwall, Eva ^a,b   Ternestedt, Britt Marie ^c,d,e   Sorbe, Bengt ^a,b   Graneheim, Ulla Hällgren ^f  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Ersta Skondal University College   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e Stockholms Sjukhem Foundation   (Sweden)

^f UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ovarian neoplasms; Professional patient relations; Recurrence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OVARY TUMOR; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; TRUST; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM RECURRENCE, LOCAL; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OVARIAN NEOPLASMS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; TRUST; WOMEN;

EID: 78651424118     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2010.06.001     Document Type: Article

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