'I know it is only exercise, but to me it is something that keeps me going': A qualitative approach to understanding mental health service users' experiences of sports therapy: Feature Article

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 197-207

  Crone, Diane ^a   Guy, Helen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLOUCESTERSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Physical activity; Qualitative; Service users; Sports therapy

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ENGLAND; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SPORTS;

EID: 43149106739     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2008.00529.x     Document Type: Article

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