Culturaly diverse family members and their hospitalised relatives in acute care wards: A qualitative study

Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-20

  Cioffi, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Culturally diverse; Experiences; Family members; Hospitalisation

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FAMILY RELATION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; PATIENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; ROLE PLAYING;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AUSTRALIA; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; FAMILY RELATIONS; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; ROLE; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 39049180719     PISSN: 08130531     EISSN: 14474328     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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