Experiences of engagement in creative activity at a palliative care facility

Palliative and Supportive Care

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 241-250

  La Cour, Karen ^a,b,c,d   Josephsson, Staffan ^a,b   Tishelman, Carol ^a,b   Nygård, Louise ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Stockholms Sjukhem Foundation   (Sweden)

^c University College of Southern Denmark   (Denmark)

^d Division of Nursing ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Creative activity; Occupational therapy; Palliative care

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CREATIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASM; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SWEDEN; TERMINALLY ILL PATIENT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; CREATIVENESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PALLIATIVE CARE; SWEDEN; TERMINALLY ILL;

EID: 34848875690     PISSN: 14789515     EISSN: 14789523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1478951507000405     Document Type: Article

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