Peer support within a health care context: A concept analysis

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 321-332

  Dennis, Cindy Lee ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Concept analysis; Nursing science; Peer support; Theory development

Indexed keywords

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; GROUP PSYCHOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; NURSING; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SUPPORT GROUP; EMOTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NURSE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PUBLIC RELATIONS; REVIEW; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD;

EMOTIONS; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSES; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING THEORY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PEER GROUP; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0038515494     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(02)00092-5     Document Type: Article

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