Living with Fibromyalgia: Sense of Coherence, Perception of Well-Being, and Stress in Daily Life

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 495-503

  Söderberg, Siv ^a,b   Lundman, Berit ^a,c   Astrid Norberg, Astrid Norberg ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b College of Health and Care Sciences ^*  (Sweden)

^c Research and Development Unit   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fibromyalgia; Perception of well being; Sense of coherence (SOC); Stress in daily life

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHRONIC DISEASE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TYPE A BEHAVIOR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; FIBROMYALGIA; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONALITY TESTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TYPE A PERSONALITY;

EID: 85047670773     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-240X(199712)20:6<495::AID-NUR4>3.3.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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