The patient's narrative of suffering: A path to health? An interpretative research synthesis on narrative understanding

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 3-11

  Fredriksson, Lennart ^a,c   Eriksson, Katie ^b  

^a University of Åbo Akademi   (Sweden)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Caring; Communication; Conversation; Narratives; Qualitative research synthesis

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONCEPT FORMATION; CONVERSATION; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; RESEARCH; WELLBEING;

EID: 0035033687     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-6712.2001.1510003.x     Document Type: Article

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