Reclaiming our spirits: Development and pilot testing of a health promotion intervention for indigenous women who have experienced intimate partner violence

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 237-254

  Varcoe, Colleen ^a   Browne, Annette J ^a   Ford Gilboe, Marilyn ^b   Stout, Madeleine Dion ^a   McKenzie, Holly ^a   Price, Roberta ^a   Bungay, Victoria ^a   Smye, Victoria ^b   Inyallie, Jane ^c   Day, Linda ^d   Khan, Koushambhi ^a   Heino, Angela ^a   Merritt Gray, Marilyn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c Central Interior Native Health Society   (Canada)

^d Aboriginal Mother Center Society   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abuse; Nursing interventions; Violence; Visitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE; NORTH AMERICA; NURSING INTERVENTION; PARTNER VIOLENCE; PILOT STUDY; REGISTERED NURSE; THEORETICAL MODEL; ADULT; AMERICAN INDIAN; CANADA; GROUNDED THEORY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ADULT; CANADA; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; INDIANS, NORTH AMERICAN; INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; PILOT PROJECTS; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 85018656074     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: 1098240X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.21795     Document Type: Article

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