title: Nurses' perceptions of head and neck oncology patients after surgery: severity of facial disfigurement and patient gender.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to determine nurses' perceptions of facial disfigurement in patients following surgery for head and neck cancer; to compare differences based on nurses' experience in head and neck oncology; and to explore differences in perceptions based on patient gender.
authors.affiliation: Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, PA, USA. lockhart@duq.edu
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Lockhart
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001828:Body Image; D019066:Facies; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000451:nursing* / Q000523:psychology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000523:psychology*; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D013527:Perioperative Nursing; D012737:Sex Factors