Telehealth as 'peace of mind': Embodiment, emotions and the home as the primary health space for people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder

Health and Place

Volumn 21, Issue , 2013, Pages 140-147

  Gale, Nicola ^a   Sultan, Hamira ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Sandwell Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

COPD; Health spaces; Home; Methodology; Qualitative; Self management

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY CARE; HEALTH SERVICES; METHODOLOGY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY DISEASE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO ILLNESS; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTEGRATED HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF CARE; TELEHEALTH;

EID: 84874709142     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2013.01.006     Document Type: Article

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