Lifeworld-led healthcare is more than patient-led care: An existential view of well-being

Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 265-271

  Dahlberg, Karin ^a   Todres, Les ^b   Galvin, Kathleen ^b  

^a LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Lifeworld; Lifeworld led care; Movement; Patient centred care; Peace; Phenomenology; Vitality; Well being

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EXISTENTIALISM; HEALTH; HUMAN; HUMANISM; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHILOSOPHY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EXISTENTIALISM; HUMANISM; HUMANS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PHILOSOPHY, MEDICAL; SOCIAL VALUES; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 67649697696     PISSN: 13867423     EISSN: 15728633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11019-008-9174-7     Document Type: Article

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