"I am not only a disease, I am so much more" Patients with rheumatic diseases' experiences of an emotion-focused group intervention

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 85, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 419-424

  Zangi, Heidi A ^a   Hauge, Mona Iren ^b   Steen, Eldri ^a   Finset, Arnstein ^b   Hagen, Kåre Birger ^a  

^a DIAKONHJEMMET HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Awareness; Coping; Emotion; Group intervention; Qualitative research; Rheumatic disease

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; GROUP THERAPY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RHEUMATIC DISEASE; SELF CONCEPT; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AWARENESS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RHEUMATIC DISEASES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 81555196454     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: 18735134     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pec.2010.12.032     Document Type: Article

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