Myth of empowerment in chronic illness

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 574-581

  Paterson, Barbara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Diabetes; Empowerment; Patient participation; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CANADA; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROL; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; DECISION MAKING; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 1; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 0035377308     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01786.x     Document Type: Article

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