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Palliative Care As the Driving Force for Providing Psychological Comfort to Patients With Cancer: A Hermeneutic Study Publisher



Seyedfatemi N1 ; Hamooleh MM2 ; Borimnejad L1 ; Tahmasebi M3
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  1. 1. Center for Nursing Care Research, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  3. 3. Cancer Research Center, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Source: International Journal of Cancer Management Published:2016


Abstract

Background: Palliative care is an important part of effective cancer care Objectives: The purpose of our study was to explore the lived experiences of nurses providing psychological palliative care for cancer patients in Iran. Methods: A hermeneutic phenomenological study was performed. We interviewed 11 oncology nurses to understand their lived experiences in cancer wards about psychological palliative care. We employed a seven-stage process of data analysis. Results: One constitutive pattern ‘palliative care as the driving force for providing psychological comfort to patients with cancer’ and three associated themes, namely ‘stress management’, ‘empathetic behavior’, and ‘all-embracing outlook’, were identified. Conclusions: The findings present better understanding of the lived experiences of oncology nurses in Iran regarding the phenomena under study. © 2016, Iranian Journal of Cancer Prevention.
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