To what extent are patients' needs met on oncology units? The phenomenon of care rationing

European Journal of Oncology Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue , 2016, Pages 48-56

  Papastavrou, Evridiki ^a   Charalambous, Andreas ^a   Vryonides, Stavros ^a   Eleftheriou, Christos ^a   Merkouris, Anastasios ^a  

^a CYPRUS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Cyprus)

Author keywords

Care rationing; Missed care; Oncology units; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYPRUS; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MOBILIZATION; MOUTH HYGIENE; NURSING PRACTICE; ONCOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGISTERED NURSE; STAFF; TEACHING; ADULT; CANCER CENTER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONCOLOGY NURSING; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; CYPRUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE RATIONING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONCOLOGY NURSING; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84959562636     PISSN: 14623889     EISSN: 15322122     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejon.2016.01.002     Document Type: Article

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