Managing social difficulties: Roles and responsibilities of patients and staff

Psycho-Oncology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 20-28

  Wright, Penny ^a   Bingham, Laura ^a   Taylor, Sally ^a   Hanif, Naheed ^b   Podmore, Emma ^a   Velikova, Galina ^a  

^a IMPERIAL CANCER RESEARCH FUND   (United Kingdom)

^b BRADFORD INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

cancer; oncology; patient care team; process assessment (health care); psychosocial support systems; social problems

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER CENTER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MONEY; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPONSIBILITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PROBLEM; WORK;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROFESSIONAL ROLE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAPE RECORDING;

EID: 84855416343     PISSN: 10579249     EISSN: 10991611     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pon.1858     Document Type: Article

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