The Quest for Meaning in Aging

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 293-299

  Moore, Sharon L ^a   Metcalf, Barbara ^a   Schow, Elaine ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPREHENSION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MOTIVATION; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; GOALS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; NARRATION; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 33749433389     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2006.08.012     Document Type: Article

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