Survival work: the experience of the patient and the spouse involved in experimental treatment for cancer.
The unpredictable course of cancer and its treatment and the ability to adjust to these uncertainties may influence the psychological stress experienced by the patient and family as well as their ability to engage in coping activities. This study describes the experiences of patients--and their spouses--involved in experimental therapy for advanced cancer, including their decision to enter a clinical trial and the processes that contributed to the patients' continuation of treatment.
Stetz
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School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle 98021.
D001293:Attitude to Death; D003657:Decision Making; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D011379:Prognosis; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000209:etiology*