Preferences for health care and self-management among Dutch adolescents with chronic conditions: A Q-methodological investigation

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 47, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 593-603

  Jedeloo, Susan ^a,b   van Staa, AnneLoes ^a,c   Latour, Jos M ^b   van Exel, N Job A ^c  

^a ROTTERDAM UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^b SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS UNIVERSITY ROTTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Chronic care; Health care preferences; Health lifestyle attitude; Patient centred Care; Q methodology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ATTITUDE; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MOTIVATION; NETHERLANDS; PATIENT PREFERENCE; SELF CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77949488988     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2009.10.006     Document Type: Article

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