Promoting self-care through symptom management: A theory-based approach for nurse practitioners

Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 221-227

  Fowler, Christopher ^a,e   Kirschner, Michelle ^b   Van Kuiken, Debra ^c   Baas, Linda ^d  

^a METHODIST DALLAS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Greater Cincinnati Cardiovascular Consultants   (United States)

^c CINCINNATI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^e NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Common sense model; Illness representation; Self care; Symptom management

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CASE REPORT; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMOTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MODEL; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING ASSESSMENT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SELF CARE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AWARENESS; CAUSALITY; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EMOTIONS; FEAR; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, NURSING; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PROBLEM SOLVING; SELF CARE;

EID: 34247884329     PISSN: 10412972     EISSN: 17457599     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-7599.2007.00218.x     Document Type: Article

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