Inner power, physical strength and existential well-being in daily life: Relatives' experiences of receiving soft tissue massage in palliative home care

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 2225-2233

  Cronfalk, Berit Seiger ^a   Strang, Peter ^b   Ternestedt, Britt Marie ^b,c,d  

^a Stockholms Sjukhem Foundation   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c Ersta Skondal University College   (Sweden)

^d ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Complementary support; Family support; Massage; Nursing; Palliative home care; Relatives

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; EXISTENTIALISM; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MASSAGE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; EXISTENTIALISM; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MASSAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PALLIATIVE CARE; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN;

EID: 68149108388     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02517.x     Document Type: Article

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