Acceptance and denial: Implications for people adapting to chronic illness: literature review

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 457-464

  Telford, Kerry ^a   Kralik, Debbie ^a   Koch, Tina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Acceptance; Chronic illness; Denial; Identity; Literature review; Nursing; Theoretical issues

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; DENIAL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; DENIAL (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 33746216932     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03942.x     Document Type: Review

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