Understanding cancer patients' reflections on good nursing care in light of Antonovsky's theory

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 814-819

  Kvåle, Kirsti ^a   Synnes, Oddgeir ^a  

^a Betanien University College   (Norway)

Author keywords

Antonovsky; Cancer patients; Caring; Coping; Sense of coherence

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ANTONOVSKY; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENTS; CARING; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPREHENSION; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NORWAY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SENSE OF COHERENCE;

ANTONOVSKY; CANCER PATIENTS; CARING; COPING; SENSE OF COHERENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; CASE MANAGEMENT; COMPREHENSION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NORWAY; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSE OF COHERENCE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84888022442     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2013.07.003     Document Type: Article

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