Beyond the metaphysical: Health-promoting existential mechanisms and their impact on the health status of clients

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 678-688

  Whitehead, Dean ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Existential health; Health promotion; Illness and health states; Life purpose and meaning; Metaphysical health; Spirituality

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONCEPT FORMATION; ENERGY; EXERCISE; HEALING; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; METAPHYSICS; MOBILIZATION; NURSE; NURSING; RELIGION; REVIEW; THEORY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; METAPHYSICS; MODELS, NURSING; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 0141888348     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2003.00770.x     Document Type: Review

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