Emotional comfort: The patient's perspective of a therapeutic context

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 405-415

  Williams, Anne M ^a,b,c   Irurita, Vera F ^d  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH AND MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c ST JOHN OF GOD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Caring; Communication; Control (psychology); Nursing; Patients

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CONTROL; EMOTION; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; MORALITY; MOTIVATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMOTIONS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; MORALE; MOTIVATION; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33745503296     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2005.06.004     Document Type: Article

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