The substance of love when encountering suffering: An interpretative research synthesis with an abductive approach

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 449-459

  Thorkildsen, Kari Marie ^a,b   Eriksson, Katie ^a,c   Råholm, Maj Britt ^d  

^a ÅBO AKADEMI UNIVERSITY   (Finland)

^b Haugesund University College   (Norway)

^c HOSPITAL DISTRICT OF HELSINKI AND UUSIMAA   (Finland)

^d WESTERN NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Abduction; Agape; Caring science; Caritas; Eros; Hermeneutics; Love; Suffering

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; LOVE; MENTAL STRESS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; LOVE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84877821103     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2012.01038.x     Document Type: Article

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