Experiences of inner strength in critically ill patients - A hermeneutical approach

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 150-158

  Alpers, Lise Merete ^a   Helseth, Sølvi ^b   Bergbom, Ingegerd ^c  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Critically ill; Hermeneutics; Inner strength; Intensive; Ventilator

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; COPING BEHAVIOR; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVIEW; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESILIENCE, PSYCHOLOGICAL; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84860881936     PISSN: 09643397     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.iccn.2011.10.004     Document Type: Article

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