Patients' experience of important factors in the healthcare environment in oncology care

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Browall, Maria ^a,b   Koinberg, Ingalill ^c   Falk, Hanna ^c   Wijk, Helle ^c,d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Oncological care; Patient perspective; Patients' experience; Person centred care; Physical and psychosocial factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CANCER CENTER; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FOOD; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARDS; TASTE; ARTICLE; ONCOLOGICAL CARE; PATIENT PERSPECTIVE; PATIENTS' EXPERIENCE; PERSON-CENTRED CARE; PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD;

ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PATIENTS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TASTE;

ONCOLOGICAL CARE; PATIENT PERSPECTIVE; PATIENTS' EXPERIENCE; PERSON-CENTRED CARE; PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS;

EID: 84882327080     PISSN: 17482623     EISSN: 17482631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/qhw.v8i0.20870     Document Type: Article

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