Cancer patients' expressions of emotional cues and concerns and oncology nurses' responses, in an online patient-nurse communication service

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 36-43

  Grimsbø, Gro Hjelmeland ^a   Ruland, Cornelia M ^a   Finset, Arnstein ^b  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Cancer; Concerns; Cues; E mail communication; Emotions; Oncology nurses

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST CANCER; CANCER PATIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; E-MAIL; EMOTIONAL STRESS; EMOTIONALITY; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; ONCOLOGY; ONLINE SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BREAST NEOPLASMS; CUES; ELECTRONIC MAIL; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PROSTATIC NEOPLASMS; QUALITY OF LIFE; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 84861943668     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2012.01.007     Document Type: Article

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