The lived experience of foster parents of children with special needs living in rural areas

Journal of Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 289-298

  Lauver, Lori S ^a  

^a THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Foster parenting; Phenomenology; Rural health care; Special needs children; Van Manen

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOSTER CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RURAL HEALTH CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; UNITED STATES;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOSTER HOME CARE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ENGLAND; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PARENTS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL ISOLATION; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 77954149188     PISSN: 08825963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedn.2009.04.004     Document Type: Article

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