Entering a World with No Future: A phenomenological study describing the embodied experience of time when living with severe incurable disease

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 165-174

  Ellingsen, Sidsel ^a,b   Roxberg, Åsa ^a,c   Kristoffersen, Kjell ^d   Rosland, Jan Henrik ^b,e   Alvsvåg, Herdis ^a  

^a Haraldsplass Deaconess University College   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^e Haraldsplass Deaconess Hospital   (Norway)

Author keywords

Embodied; Experience of time; Health worker patient interaction; Palliative care; Phenomenology; Rhythm

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO DEATH; HUMAN; NORWAY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ATTITUDE TO DEATH; HUMANS; NORWAY; PALLIATIVE CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84873481112     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2012.01019.x     Document Type: Article

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