Training intervention for health care staff in the provision of existential support to patients with cancer: A randomized, controlled study

Journal of Pain and Symptom Management

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 785-794

  Henoch, Ingela ^a   Danielson, Ella ^a,b   Strang, Susann ^a   Browall, Maria ^c,d   Melin Johansson, Christina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

education; Existential support; nurse; palliative care; training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER PATIENT; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; DYING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME CARE; HOSPICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; ONCOLOGY WARD; PATIENT CARE; PERSONAL VALUE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SENSE OF COHERENCE; SPIRITUAL CARE; STAFF TRAINING; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

EDUCATION; EXISTENTIAL SUPPORT; NURSE; PALLIATIVE CARE; TRAINING;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, NURSING; EXISTENTIALISM; FEMALE; HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; ONCOLOGY NURSING; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPIRITUALITY; SWEDEN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84888639348     PISSN: 08853924     EISSN: 18736513     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2013.01.013     Document Type: Article

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