The meaning of being a middle-aged close relative of a person who has suffered a stroke, 1 month after discharge from a rehabilitation clinic

Nursing Inquiry

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 243-254

  Bäckström, Britt ^a   Sundin, Karin ^b  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Lived experience; Phenomenological hermeneutics; Relatives; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; STROKE;

ADULT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STROKE;

EID: 34548132713     PISSN: 13207881     EISSN: 14401800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1800.2007.00373.x     Document Type: Article

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