Psychological responses of terminally ill patients who are experiencing suffering: A qualitative study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 53-62

  Montoya Juarez, Rafael ^a   Garcia Caro, María Paz ^a   Campos Calderon, Concepcion ^b   Schmidt RioValle, Jacqueline ^a   Gomez Chica, Antonio ^c   Marti García, Celia ^a   Cruz Quintana, Francisco ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b FIBAO   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SAN CECILIO   (Spain)

Author keywords

End of life care; Nursing; Psychological adaptation; Qualitative research; Suffering

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NEOPLASM; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPAIN; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VERY ELDERLY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; NEOPLASMS; NURSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX FACTORS; SPAIN; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TERMINAL CARE; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 84877257033     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2012.08.016     Document Type: Article

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