Experiences of self-determination by older persons living in sheltered housing

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 413-424

  Hellström, Ulla W ^a,b,c   Sarvimäki, Anneli ^b,c  

^a Tbc and Nordic School of Public Health ^*  (Sweden)

^b NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^c Age Institute   (Finland)

Author keywords

Disempowerment; Human value; Older people; Qualitative content analysis; Self determination

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANGER; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CONTROL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SWEDEN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANGER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; NEGATIVISM; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PREJUDICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL VALUES; SWEDEN;

EID: 34248229320     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733007075888     Document Type: Article

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