Research-as-if-Practice: A study of family nursing partnership with couples experiencing severe breathing difficulties

Journal of Family Nursing

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 443-460

  Jonsdottir, Helga ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

COPD; Couples; Families; Family nursing; Icelandic families; Lung disease; Participatory paradigm; Partnership; Practice research; Research as if practice

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COOPERATION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DYSPNEA; FAMILY; FAMILY NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; ICELAND; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DYSPNEA; FAMILY; FAMILY NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; ICELAND; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESEARCHER-SUBJECT RELATIONS; SELF CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 38749128369     PISSN: 10748407     EISSN: 1552549X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1074840707309210     Document Type: Article

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