Living with an adult family member using advanced medical technology at home

Nursing Inquiry

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 336-347

  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

Dependent care; Next of kin; Orem self care model; Transition

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HOME DIALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OXYGEN THERAPY; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; CHRONIC DISEASE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS, HOME; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PERITONEAL DIALYSIS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE;

EID: 80455177313     PISSN: 13207881     EISSN: 14401800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1800.2011.00535.x     Document Type: Article

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