Old people receiving municipal care, their experiences of what constitutes a good life in the last phase of life: A qualitative study

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 818-828

  Andersson, Magdalena ^a,b   Hallberg, Ingalill R ^a,b   Edberg, Anna Karin ^a,b  

^a Department of Health Sciences   (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Frail elderly; Palliative care; Qualitative research; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; HUMAN; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION; SWEDEN; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SWEDEN;

EID: 44649089443     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2007.04.003     Document Type: Article

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