Uncovering the lived experience of well-being

Qualitative Health Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 85-96

  Healey Ogden, Marion J ^a   Austin, Wendy J ^b  

^a THOMPSON RIVERS UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gadamer; health and well being; health care professionals; Heidegger; hermeneutics; interviews; lived experience; nursing; phenomenology; van Manen

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CREATIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION;

ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CREATIVENESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 78650669941     PISSN: 10497323     EISSN: 15527557     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1049732310379113     Document Type: Article

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