Balancing between being a person and being a patient-A qualitative study of wearing patient clothing

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 4-11

  Edvardsson, David ^a,b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Clothing; Hospitals; Patients; Self concept; Symbolism

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLOTHING; DEPERSONALIZATION; EMPATHY; EXISTENTIALISM; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONHOOD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SWEDEN; SYMBOLISM; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLOTHING; DEPERSONALIZATION; EMPATHY; EXISTENTIALISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; NARRATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PERSONHOOD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SICK ROLE; STEREOTYPING; SWEDEN; SYMBOLISM;

EID: 56949105687     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2008.08.008     Document Type: Article

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