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01.08.2005 | Short Communication

Views of patients with gynecologic cancer about the end of life

verfasst von: Nezihe Kizilkaya Beji, Nesrin Reis, Beyhan Bag

Erschienen in: Supportive Care in Cancer | Ausgabe 8/2005

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Abstract

This study was designed as a descriptive work assessing the reactions of gynecologic cancer patients to poor prognosis, determining their desires for the location of terminal care, and their preferences about life-sustaining technology. The study was carried out between 2002 and 2003 in a gynecologic oncology clinic of a university hospital located in Istanbul. Data were collected through interviews with 68 patients with gynecologic cancers. Collected data were analyzed through content analysis. It was found that survival is utterly important for the patients and that they wish to stay at hospitals as inpatients and receive life-sustaining treatments during the end-stage disease.
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Metadaten
Titel
Views of patients with gynecologic cancer about the end of life
verfasst von
Nezihe Kizilkaya Beji
Nesrin Reis
Beyhan Bag
Publikationsdatum
01.08.2005
Verlag
Springer-Verlag
Erschienen in
Supportive Care in Cancer / Ausgabe 8/2005
Print ISSN: 0941-4355
Elektronische ISSN: 1433-7339
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-004-0747-6

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