Extensive human suffering: A point prevalence survey of patients' most distressing concerns during inpatient care

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 444-453

  Fridh, Isabell ^a,b   Kenne Sarenmalm, Elisabeth ^c,d   Falk, Kristin ^b   Henoch, Ingela ^b   Öhlén, Joakim ^b,d   Ozanne, Anneli ^b   Jakobsson Ung, Eva ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c SKARABORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d ERSTA HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Acute care; Distressing concerns; Hospitalisation; Inpatients; Life world research; Point prevalence survey; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETIOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SWEDEN; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PREVALENCE; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SWEDEN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84939421256     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/scs.12148     Document Type: Article

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