How to be a patient in a palliative life experience? A qualitative study to enhance knowledge about coping abilities in advanced cancer patients

Journal of Psychosocial Oncology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 254-273

  Thomsen, Thora Grothe ^a,b   Hansen, Susan Rydahl ^c   Wagner, Lis ^b  

^a BISPEBJERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c FREDERIKSBERG HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

advanced cancer; control; coping; grounded theory; palliative care; resources

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADVANCED CANCER; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COPING BEHAVIOR; COURAGE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; POWERLESSNESS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PALLIATIVE CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 79957594413     PISSN: 07347332     EISSN: 15407586     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2011.563345     Document Type: Article

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