Cancer patients' experiences of the early phase of individual counseling in an outpatient psycho-oncology setting

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 592-604

  Nekolaichuk, Cheryl L ^a   Turner, Jill ^a   Collie, Kate ^a   Cumming, Ceinwen ^a   Stevenson, Audrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Registered Provisional Psychologist   (Canada)

Author keywords

cancer, psychosocial aspects; coping and adaptation; holistic care; psychology; relationships, health care; research evaluation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COUNSELING; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; TRUST; ETIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARDS; THERAPY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AMBULATORY CARE; COUNSELING; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PATIENT SATISFACTION; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TRUST;

EID: 84876023774     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732312470567     Document Type: Article

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