Filling In the Helper‐Gap: The Intentions of Frail Older Widows

Holistic Nursing Practice

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 228-235

  Porter, Eileen J ^a   Ganong, Lawrence H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Continuity of care; Helper gap; Home care; Nonequilibrium systems theory; Transitions

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOLISTIC NURSING; HOME CARE; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; WIDOW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HOLISTIC NURSING; HOME HEALTH AIDES; HOME NURSING; HOMEMAKER SERVICES; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES; WIDOWHOOD;

EID: 33644666529     PISSN: 08879311     EISSN: 15505138     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004650-200509000-00010     Document Type: Article

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