Experience of social support in rehabilitation: A phenomenological study

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1332-1340

  Nätterlund, Birgitta ^a,b   Ahlström, Gerd ^c  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Evaluation; Muscular dystrophy; Phenomenology; Qualitative method; Quality of life; Rehabilitation programme; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REHABILITATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN;

EID: 0033257960     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.01211.x     Document Type: Article

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