Hope and quality of life in hospice patients with cancer

Hope is considered to have a positive influence upon health. Cancer patients may enter hospice care after a rigorous course of medical treatment, having hoped for a cure or long remission. While the hope for cure is important, hope is no less important at the end of life when the goal of care is qua...

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Main Author: Brown, Cynthia
Format: Others
Published: Scholar Commons 2005
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Online Access:http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/2797
http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=3796&context=etd