Uncertainty of social network members in the case of communication-debilitating illness or injury

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 5-18

  Donovan Kicken, Erin ^a   Bute, Jennifer J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Close relationships; Communication; Stroke; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN INJURY; BRAIN TUMOR; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; EXPERIENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HUMAN; INJURY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL NETWORK; STROKE; UNCERTAINTY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNCERTAINTY; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 37249057870     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732307309005     Document Type: Article

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