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Old people receiving municipal care, their experiences of what constitutes a good life in the last phase of life: A qualitative study

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This study confirms theories suggesting that the last phase of life in old age meant focusing inwards, reflecting on the entire life as a way of completing it as well as enjoying small things and also viewing oneself in the perspective of contributing to the future.
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This article is published in International Journal of Nursing Studies.The article was published on 2008-06-01. It has received 99 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Palliative care & Quality of life (healthcare).

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Daily life for chronically ill oldest old persons

TL;DR: It was concluded that bad days with experiences of suffering and good days that provided the older with experience of enjoying life could help them meet adversity through qualities of resilience that gave meaning to daily life and helped them to think positively in times of greater difficulty.

Being present in caring encounters

TL;DR: A relational perspective on autonomy as a shared-decision making could be valuable in the care of the old to enable for professional carers to support older persons in making independent decisions.
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Expanding Caring: Theory and Practice intertwined in municipal elderly care

TL;DR: The Swedish Agency for Higher Education evaluated in 2007 the nursing programs at Swedish Universities, and confirmed that several programs lacked definition of the main subject of the discipline.
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Psychometric properties of the Greek version of Jacelon Attributed Dignity Scale

TL;DR: The Greek version of Jacelon Attributed Dignity Scale is a valid and reliable tool to measure attributed dignity in Greek-speaking older adults, but further testing of the psychometric properties and other potential factors that may affect the attributed dignity is needed.
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Content analysis: an introduction to its methodology

TL;DR: History Conceptual Foundations Uses and Kinds of Inference The Logic of Content Analysis Designs Unitizing Sampling Recording Data Languages Constructs for Inference Analytical Techniques The Use of Computers Reliability Validity A Practical Guide
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Qualitative content analysis in nursing research: concepts, procedures and measures to achieve trustworthiness

TL;DR: An overview of important concepts related to qualitative content analysis is provided and measures to achieve trustworthiness (credibility, dependability and transferability) throughout the steps of the research procedure are proposed.
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Qualitative Research Methods for the Social Sciences

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a comprehensive review of the literature on content analysis in the field of qualitative research, focusing on the role of focus groups and focus groups in the research process.
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Nursing Research: Principles and Methods

TL;DR: Part I:The Scientific Research Process Introduction to Nursing Research Overview of the Research Process Research Problems, Research Questions, and Hypotheses Part II:Contexts for Nursing Research The Knowledge Contexts Conceptual and Theoretical Contexts The Ethical Context of Nursing Research.

ERIC/ECTJ Annual Review Paper Criteria for Assessing the Trustworthiness of Naturalistic Inquiries

Egon G. Guba
TL;DR: The ERIC/ECTJ Annual Review Paper as mentioned in this paper was published by the National Institute of Education (NIE), U.S. Department of Education, and was supported by the ERIC (Educational Resources Information Center) Clearinghouse on Information Resources.
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