Patient's sexuality - A neglected area of cancer nursing?

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 426-431

  Olsson, Cecilia ^a   Berglund, Anna Lena ^a   Larsson, Maria ^a   Athlin, Elsy ^a  

^a KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cancer patients; Care trajectory; Nurse patient communication; Phenomenography; Sexuality; Support

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASM; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUALITY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEOPLASMS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEXUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84865238576     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2011.10.003     Document Type: Article

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