Adolescents' experiences of well-being when living with a long-term illness or disability

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 419-425

  Berntsson, Leeni ^a   Berg, Marie ^a   Brydolf, Marianne ^a   Hellström, Anna Lena ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Adolescent health; Care; Chronic illness; Disability; Well being

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED PERSON; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; DISABLED PERSONS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SICK ROLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN;

EID: 36348932121     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2006.00490.x     Document Type: Article

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