A threat to the understanding of oneself: Intensive care patients' experiences of dependency

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2013, Pages

  Lykkegaard, Kristina ^a   Delmar, Charlotte ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Dependency; Intensive care; Powerless; Relation to the self; Shame

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTONOMY; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; POWERLESS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RELATION TO THE SELF; SELF CARE; SHAME; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGY;

AUTONOMY; DEPENDENCY; INTENSIVE CARE; POWERLESS; RELATION TO THE SELF; SHAME;

ADULT; AGED; DEPENDENCY (PSYCHOLOGY); EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; SHAME;

EID: 84880300447     PISSN: 17482623     EISSN: 17482631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/qhw.v8i0.20934     Document Type: Article

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