Impact of a temporary stoma on patients' everyday lives: Feelings of uncertainty while waiting for closure of the stoma

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 9-10, 2013, Pages 1343-1352

  Danielsen, Anne K ^a   Soerensen, Erik E ^b   Burcharth, Kirsten ^a   Rosenberg, Jacob ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^b AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Focus group interviews; Nursing; Patient education; Patient experiences; Qualitative research; Temporary stomas; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; STOMA; UNCERTAINTY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURGICAL STOMAS; UNCERTAINTY;

EID: 84876175401     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12011     Document Type: Article

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