The experiences of women (65-74years) living with a long-term condition in the shadow of ageing

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 68, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 181-190

  Roy, Dianne E ^a   Giddings, Lynne S ^b  

^a UNITEC INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

^b AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Ageing; Chronic illness; Interpretive description; Long term conditions; Nursing; Primary health care; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 83755191786     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05830.x     Document Type: Article

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