Life situation and identity among single older home-living people: A phenomenological-hermeneutic study

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

Volumn 7, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Dale, Bjørg ^a   Söderhamn, Ulrika ^a   Söderhamn, Olle ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Activity; Adaptedness; Freedom; Health; Independence; Self care actions

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY; ADAPTEDNESS; AGED; ARTICLE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; FREEDOM; HEALTH; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORWAY; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-CARE ACTIONS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITY; ADAPTEDNESS; FREEDOM; HEALTH; INDEPENDENCE; SELF-CARE ACTIONS;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NORWAY; RURAL POPULATION; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SINGLE PERSON; SOCIAL IDENTIFICATION;

EID: 84873343975     PISSN: 17482623     EISSN: 17482631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/qhw.v7i0.18456     Document Type: Article

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