Living experiences of older patients with cancer amid the COVID-19 pandemic: A phenomenological study.
Purpose: Patients with cancer experience psychological and social problems; in particular, older patients with cancer face many difficulties during the cancer treatment process owing to aging and underlying diseases. Furthermore, the lives of individuals may be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Korean Gerontological Nursing Vol. 26; no. 1; pp. 54 - 66 |
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Korean Gerontological Nursing Society
Feb2024
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