Developing an instrument to evaluate suffering related to care

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 608-615

  Nordman, Tina ^a,b,c   Santavirta, Nina ^d   Eriksson, Katie ^b,e  

^a Åbo Academy University ^*  (Finland)

^b ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^c HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF HELSINKI AND UUSIMAA   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Caring science; Factor analysis; Instrument development; Suffering related to care; Validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FINLAND; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FINLAND; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 56049107313     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2007.00581.x     Document Type: Article

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