The experience of life after burn injury: A new bodily awareness

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 278-286

  Moi, Asgjerd Litleré ^a,b   Vindenes, Hallvard Andreas ^b   Gjengedal, Eva ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Bodily awareness; Burn injury; Experience; Nursing; Phenomenology; Quality of life; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; BODY IMAGE; BURN; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AWARENESS; BODY IMAGE; BURNS; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 54049129671     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04807.x     Document Type: Article

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