Personal resources supporting living at home as described by older home care clients

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 308-314

  Eloranta, Sini ^a   Routasalo, Pirkko ^b,c   Arve, Seija ^d  

^a TURKU UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^c Department of Nursing Science ^*  (Estonia)

^d TURKU CITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Home care; Older people; Qualitative interview; Resources

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FINLAND; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; FEMALE; FINLAND; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAMPLING STUDIES;

EID: 58149109868     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2008.00698.x     Document Type: Article

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