Health Care Professionals’ Perspectives of the Experiences of Family Caregivers During In-Patient Cancer Care

Journal of Family Nursing

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 462-486

  Ekstedt, Mirjam ^a   Stenberg, Una ^a   Olsson, Mariann ^b,c   Ruland, Cornelia M ^a,d  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Stockholms Sjukhem   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

cancer; family caregivers; family focused care; health care professional s perceptions of family; in patient cancer care; Norway

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CAREGIVER; FAMILY; FAMILY NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NORWAY; NURSING; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; FAMILY NURSING; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NORWAY; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS;

EID: 84911981774     PISSN: 10748407     EISSN: 1552549X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1074840714556179     Document Type: Article

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