What factors impact upon the quality of life of elderly women with chronic illnesses: Three women's perspectives

Contemporary Nurse

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 18-27

  Lowe, Pauline ^a   Mcbride Henry, Karen ^b  

^a Capital and Coast Health ^*  (New Zealand)

^b VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Care of the elderly; Community; Comorbid chronic illnesses; Descriptive; Quality of life; Women's health

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMORBIDITY; FAMILY RELATIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; NARRATION; NEW ZEALAND; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84865542657     PISSN: 10376178     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/conu.2012.41.1.18     Document Type: Article

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