Is sense of coherence a pathway for improving the quality of life of patients who grow up with chronic diseases? A hypothesis

European Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 16-20

  Moons, Philip ^a,b   Norekvål, Tone M ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Development; Quality of life; Sense of coherence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONGENITAL HEART DISEASE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HYPOTHESIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHRONIC DISEASE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEART DEFECTS, CONGENITAL; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 32244446024     PISSN: 14745151     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcnurse.2005.10.009     Document Type: Article

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