Education and counselling group intervention for women treated for gynaecological cancer: Does it help?

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 112-121

  Sekse, Ragnhild Johanne Tveit ^a   Blaaka, Gunnhild ^b   Buestad, Ingjerd ^a   Tengesdal, Ellen ^c   Paulsen, Anita ^d   Vika, Margrethe ^a  

^a HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d Sørlandet Hospital Hf   (Norway)

Author keywords

Education and counselling group intervention; Empowerment; Focus groups; Gynaecological cancer; Holistic care; Rehabilitation; Shared experiences

Indexed keywords

COUNSELING; FEMALE; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGY;

COUNSELING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GENITAL NEOPLASMS, FEMALE; HUMANS; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP;

EID: 84892847221     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/scs.12024     Document Type: Article

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