A methodology for developing evidence about meaning in occupation: Exploring the meaning of working

OTJR Occupation, Participation and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 57-66

  Baker, Nancy A ^a   Jacobs, Karen ^b   Tickle Degnen, Linda ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b Department of Occupational Therapy ^*  (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Beliefs; Communication workers; Valued outcomes; Work centrality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CONCEPT FORMATION; EVALUATION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATION; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL ASPECT; STANDARD; TELECOMMUNICATION; VALUED WORK OUTCOMES; WELLBEING; WORK; WORK CAPACITY; WORK CENTRALITY;

EID: 0037360034     PISSN: 15394492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153944920302300203     Document Type: Article

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