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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.

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