Social provision and loneliness among older people suffering from chronic physical illness. A mixed-methods approach

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 104-111

  Kvaal, Kari ^a,b   Halding, Anne Grethe ^c   Kvigne, Kari ^b,c  

^a OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^c WESTERN NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Chronic physical disorders; Depression; Inpatients; Loneliness; Mixed methods; Montgomery Aasberg Depression Rating Scale; Narratives; Older people; Social Provision Scale

Indexed keywords

CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL ISOLATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 84892848732     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/scs.12041     Document Type: Article

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