Older women's experiences of suffering from urinary tract infections

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 9-10, 2014, Pages 1385-1394

  Eriksson, Irene ^a   Olofsson, Birgitta ^b   Gustafson, Yngve ^c   Fagerström, Lisbeth ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SKÖVDE   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d Department of Health Sciences   (Norway)

Author keywords

Experience; Nursing; Older women; Urinary tract infection

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS; WOMEN'S HEALTH SERVICES;

EID: 84898467551     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12422     Document Type: Article

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