Significant others' lived experiences following a lung cancer trajectory - From diagnosis through and after the death of a family member

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 34-41

  Pusa, Susanna ^a   Persson, Carina ^b   Sundin, Karin ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anticipatory grief; Bereavement; Family centered care; Lung neoplasm; Palliative care; Phenomenological hermeneutic; Significant others; Survivors; Transition

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LUNG TUMOR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPOUSE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; BEREAVEMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LUNG NEOPLASMS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPOUSES;

EID: 84455194321     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2011.02.004     Document Type: Article

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