Life mapping: A 'therapeutic document' approach to needs assessment

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 467-481

  Griffiths, Trevor ^a   Giarchi, George ^b   Carr, Anthony ^b   Jones, Peter ^c   Horsham, Selina ^b  

^a Foundation for Growth Through Grieving   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^c Plymouth Community Psychologal Services   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Needs assessment; Quality of life; Spirituality; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCURRENT VALIDITY; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITERION RELATED VALIDITY; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; WELLBEING; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ENGLAND; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH STATUS; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SPIRITUALITY; STATE MEDICINE;

EID: 33847609697     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-006-9139-3     Document Type: Article

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