To Intend to but Not Being Able to: Frequent Attenders’ Experiences of Suffering and of Their Encounter With the Health Care System

Journal of Holistic Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 211-220

  Wiklund Gustin, Lena ^a  

^a Slardalen University   (Sweden)

Author keywords

coping; health behavior; holistic care; suffering

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH SERVICE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; SWEDEN;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES MISUSE; HOLISTIC NURSING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN;

EID: 84855166233     PISSN: 08980101     EISSN: 15525724     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898010110386957     Document Type: Article

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