Meaning of dependency on care as narrated by nurses

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 84-91

  Strandberg, Gunilla ^a   Jansson, Lilian ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Care; Dependency; Interview; Nurse patient relationship; Phenomenological hermeneutics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BIOTRANSFORMATION; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; RESPONSIBILITY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; EXISTENTIALISM; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 0037338048     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-6712.2003.00213.x     Document Type: Article

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