The experience of spinal cord injury: Using Frank's narrative types to enhance physiotherapy undergraduates' understanding

Physiotherapy

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 52-58

  Soundy, A ^a   Smith, B ^b   Cressy, F ^a   Webb, L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Hope; Illness narratives; Neurology; Physiotherapy students; Spinal cord injury

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTIVATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY EDUCATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY STUDENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUGBY; SPINAL CORD INJURY; SPORT; SYMPOSIUM; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM; UNIVERSITY;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; COHORT STUDIES; COMPREHENSION; EDUCATION, PROFESSIONAL; FEMALE; FOOTBALL; HUMANS; MALE; NARRATION; PHYSICAL THERAPY (SPECIALTY); SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STUDENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76449088524     PISSN: 00319406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.physio.2009.06.001     Document Type: Article

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