Mutual Needs and Wishes of Cancer Patients and Their family Caregivers During the Last Week of Life: A Descriptive Phenomenological Study

Journal of Holistic Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 24-34

  Dobrina, Raffaella ^a   Vianello, Camilla ^b   Tenze, Maja ^c   Palese, Alvisa ^d  

^a CBM Srl Area Science Park   (Italy)

^b Ospedale SS Giovanni e Paolo   (Italy)

^c Casa di Cura Pineta del Carso   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

end of life; family caregivers; home; Italy; needs; nursing; patients

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAREGIVER; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 84957927732     PISSN: 08980101     EISSN: 15525724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898010115581936     Document Type: Article

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