Changes in family life perceived by mothers of young adult TBI survivors

Journal of Family Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 314-332

  Wongvatunyu, Suporn ^a   Porter, Eileen E ^b  

^a MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Descriptive phenomenology; Maternal caregiving; Traumatic brain injury

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAIN INJURY; CAREGIVER; COOPERATION; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHER; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; ROLE PLAYING; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BRAIN INJURIES; CAREGIVERS; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; COST OF ILLNESS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MISSOURI; MOTHERS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ROLE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51649105481     PISSN: 10748407     EISSN: 1552549X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1074840708321473     Document Type: Article

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