Illness perceptions in relation to experiences of contemporary cancer care settings among colorectal cancer survivors and their partners

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Johansson, Ann Caroline ^a,b   Axelsson, Malin ^c   Berndtsson, Ina ^a   Brink, Eva ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY WEST   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c MALMÖ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cancer care; Colorectal cancer; Grounded theory; Illness perception; Nursing; Partners

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SPOUSE; SURVIVOR; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COLORECTAL NEOPLASMS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPOUSES; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS;

EID: 84904766673     PISSN: 17482623     EISSN: 17482631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/qhw.v9.23581     Document Type: Article

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