Being the next of kin of an adult person with muscular dystrophy

Clinical Nursing Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 86-104

  Boström, Katrin ^a,b   Ahlström, Gerd ^c   Sunvisson, Helena ^c  

^a Linköping University   (Sweden)

^b Orebro County Council   (Sweden)

^c ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Family; Latent content analysis; Muscular dystrophy; Next of kin

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE COURSE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; LOVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALTRUISM; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FAMILY; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; LOVE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHIES; NARRATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN;

EID: 33645466651     PISSN: 10547738     EISSN: 15523799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1054773805285706     Document Type: Article

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