Inner strength as disclosed in narratives of the oldest old

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1060-1073

  Nygren, Björn ^a   Norberg, Astrid ^a   Lundman, Berit ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Inner strength; Lived experience; Oldest old; Phenomenological hermeneutics

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; COMPETENCE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INNER STRENGTH; MALE; NARRATIVE; OPTIMISM; PHENOMENOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHODYNAMICS; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NARRATION; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SELF EFFICACY; SWEDEN;

EID: 34848879183     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732307306922     Document Type: Article

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