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Ovarian cancer patients: are their informational and emotional needs being met?
Author(s) -
JEFFERIES HILARY
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
journal of clinical nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.94
H-Index - 102
eISSN - 1365-2702
pISSN - 0962-1067
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2002.00570.x
Subject(s) - medicine , nursing , family medicine , emotional support , data collection , qualitative research , cancer , psychology , social support , social science , statistics , mathematics , sociology , psychotherapist
• A study was undertaken to assess if the informational and emotional needs of ovarian cancer patients were being met according to their individual requirements. • In the study, a gynaecology oncology specialist nurse provided hospital nursing support through individual care and a patients' support group. • A questionnaire was completed by 24 patients using an integrated qualitative and quantitative data collection. • This study showed that respondents evaluated positively the care provided in these two ways. • Further research into the needs of gynaecological cancer patients should be undertaken.