Normalizing suffering: A meta-synthesis of experiences of and perspectives on pain and pain management in nursing homes

International Journal of Qualitative Studies on Health and Well-being

Volumn 11, Issue , 2016, Pages

  Vaismoradi, Mojtaba ^a   Skär, Lisa ^a,b   Söderberg, Siv ^c   Bondas, Terese E ^a  

^a NORD UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^b BLEKINGE INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Meta ethnography; Meta synthesis; Nursing homes; Older people; Pain; Pain management; Suffering

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; AUSTRALIA; DATA BASE; DISEASE MODEL; EMPIRICAL RESEARCH; ETHNOGRAPHY; FAMILY STUDY; HUMAN; ICELAND; IDENTITY; LITERATURE; NORWAY; NURSING HOME; RECOGNITION; STAFF; SYNTHESIS; THEORETICAL MODEL; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; FAMILY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME FOR THE AGED; MENTAL STRESS; META ANALYSIS; PAIN; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ANTHROPOLOGY, CULTURAL; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; ICELAND; NORWAY; NURSING HOMES; PAIN; PAIN MANAGEMENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84982740630     PISSN: 17482623     EISSN: 17482631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3402/qhw.v11.31203     Document Type: Article

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