Thinking of the future and walking back to normal: An exploratory study of patients' experiences during recovery from lower limb fracture

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1276-1288

  Griffiths, Howard ^a   Jordan, Sue ^b  

^a WEST WALES GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Health diary; Lower limb fracture; Medication; Pain monitoring; Patient teaching; Recovery; Stress and coping; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROL; CONVALESCENCE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HUMAN; LEG INJURY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; WALKING;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LEG INJURIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WALKING;

EID: 0032246192     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1998.00847.x     Document Type: Article

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