Compassion stress and the qualitative researcher

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 423-430

  Rager, Kathleen B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Emotions and qualitative research; Self care strategies for researchers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AWARENESS; EMOTIONALITY; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; LEARNING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL STRESS; PHYSICAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WRITING; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; BREAST TUMOR; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN RELATION; LITERATURE; PERSONNEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SKIN TUMOR; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANECDOTES; BREAST NEOPLASMS; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; NARRATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCH PERSONNEL; RESEARCHER-SUBJECT RELATIONS; SELF CARE; SKIN NEOPLASMS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 17844383495     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732304272038     Document Type: Article

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