Caring for dying cancer patients in the Chinese cultural context: A qualitative study from the perspectives of physicians and nurses

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue , 2016, Pages 189-196

  Dong, Fengqi ^a   Zheng, Ruishuang ^a   Chen, Xuelei ^a   Wang, Yanhui ^a   Zhou, Hongyuan ^a   Sun, Rong ^a  

^a TIANJIN MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cancer; Death; Dying; End of life; Experience; Nurses; Physicians; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

CANCER CENTER; CANCER PATIENT; CHINA; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL STUDY; COMFORT; DEATH; DOCTOR NURSE RELATION; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SYMPTOM; TABOO; TERMINAL CARE; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ASIAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; TERMINAL CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959454232     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2015.10.003     Document Type: Article

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