Helping patients and their family caregivers cope with cancer

Oncology Nursing Forum

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 500-506

  Northouse, Laurel L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COOPERATION; EMOTION; FAMILY RELATION; FEAR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NEOPLASM; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PATIENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TELEPHONE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; EMOTIONS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEAR; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; ONCOLOGIC NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENTS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TELEPHONE;

EID: 84865995124     PISSN: 0190535X     EISSN: 15380688     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1188/12.ONF.500-506     Document Type: Article

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