Living with a kidney transplant: A qualitative investigation of quality of life

Journal of Health Psychology

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 653-662

  Orr, Anne ^a   Willis, Susan ^b   Holmes, Michael ^c   Britton, Peter ^d   Orr, David ^e  

^a University Hospital of Hartlepool   (United Kingdom)

^b JAMES COOK UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c LEEDS METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d TEESSIDE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Focus groups; Gratitude; Kidney transplant; Medicalization; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COPING BEHAVIOR; DATA ANALYSIS; FEAR; FEMALE; HUMAN; KIDNEY FAILURE; KIDNEY GRAFT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CARE; THEMATIC ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SURVIVORS;

EID: 34250161305     PISSN: 13591053     EISSN: 14617277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1359105307078172     Document Type: Article

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