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The problem regarding the lack of psychological care of persons with cancer has been gathering greater attention over the last ten years approximately. I aim to help students and qualified nurses to begin to address this problem in their clinical practice (in both the hospital and community settings), via a critical analysis of the differing perspectives regarding the assessment of stress. This leads to the rationale for the adoption of a humanistic model of stress for the psychological care of persons with cancer.
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Hanson, L. (1992). Assessing the stress in persons with cancer: an exploration of the main perspectives of stress in relation to their psychological care. In: Soothill, K., Henry, C., Kendrick, K. (eds) Themes and Perspectives in Nursing. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-4435-1_11
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