Health-illness transition among persons using advanced medical technology at home

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 253-261

  Fex, Angelika ^a,b   Flensner, Gullvi ^a,b   Ek, Anna Christina ^b   Söderhamn, Olle ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY WEST   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Acceptance; High tech care; Lived experience; Phenomenological hermeneutics; Self care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; OXYGEN THERAPY; SWEDEN;

ADULT; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; SWEDEN;

EID: 79955954719     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2010.00820.x     Document Type: Article

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