Autobiography as genre for qualitative data: A reservoir of experience for nursing research

Collegian

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 39-43

  Power, Tamara ^a,b   Jackson, Debra ^c   Weaver, Roslyn ^a   Wilkes, Lesley ^a   Carter, Bernie ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Nepean Intensive Care Unit   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autobiography; Life stories; Nursing research; Patient experiences; Qualitative data

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING RESEARCH;

AUTOBIOGRAPHY AS TOPIC; HUMANS; NURSING PROCESS; NURSING RESEARCH;

EID: 84857189238     PISSN: 13227696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colegn.2011.09.001     Document Type: Article

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