Open AccessCommunication needs of patients with breast cancer: A qualitative study
Author(s) -
Tahereh Alsadat Khoubbin Khoshnazar,
Maryam Rassouli,
Mohammad Esmaeil Akbari,
Farah LotfiKashani,
Sirous Momenzadeh,
Nahid Rejeh,
Maryam Mohseny
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
indian journal of palliative care/indian journal of palliative care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1998-3735
pISSN - 0973-1075
DOI - 10.4103/0973-1075.191763
Subject(s) - nonprobability sampling , medicine , qualitative research , breast cancer , empathy , nursing , perception , content analysis , categorization , palliative care , health care , family medicine , cancer , psychology , psychiatry , population , social science , philosophy , environmental health , epistemology , neuroscience , sociology , economics , economic growth
Since communication is considered to be one of the central concepts in caregiving practices, this study aims to examine the perception of women with breast cancer in terms of their communication needs.