Existential struggle and self-reported needs of patients in rehabilitation

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 384-392

  Sigurgeirsdottir, Jonina ^a   Halldorsdottir, Sigridur ^b  

^a Reykjalundur Rehabilitation Center   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AKUREYRI   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Empirical research report; Interviews; Multidisciplinary teamwork; Nursing; Patients' needs; Phenomenology; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; EMPATHY; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EXISTENTIALISM; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION NURSING; STANDARD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMPATHY; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; EXISTENTIALISM; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REHABILITATION NURSING;

EID: 38549164627     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2007.04531.x     Document Type: Article

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