Women in chronic pain: Sense of control and encounters with health professionals

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 891-901

  Skuladottir, Hafdis ^a   Halldorsdottir, Sigridur ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AKUREYRI   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Chronic; Empowerment; Gender; Pain; Theory development; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CHRONIC PAIN; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMPOWERMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HUMAN DIGNITY; HUMAN RELATION; MEDICAL ETHICS; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SELF CONCEPT; SELF CONTROL; SELF ESTEEM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; PAIN; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PREVALENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 45249093871     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732308318036     Document Type: Article

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