Nursing support at the onset of rheumatoid arthritis: Time and space for emotions, practicalities and self-management

Musculoskeletal Care

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 124-134

  Hehir, Maggie ^a   Carr, M ^b   Davis, B ^c   Radford, S ^d   Robertson, L ^e   Tipler, S ^f   Hewlett, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b ST PETER S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^e DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BRISTOL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coping; Emotion; Newly diagnosed; Nursing; Rheumatoid arthritis

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; ORTHOPEDIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SELF CARE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMBULATORY CARE; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COHORT STUDIES; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING SERVICES; ORTHOPEDIC NURSING; SELF CARE;

EID: 52449093706     PISSN: 14782189     EISSN: 15570681     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/msc.115     Document Type: Article

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