Self-managing osteoporosis treatment for well-being recovery mediated by the (in)visibility of the disease signs Auto-administrando el tratamiento de la osteoporosis en el rescate del bienestar, mediado por la (in)visibilidad de indicadores de la enfermedad Autogerindo o tratamento da osteoporose no regaste do bem-estar, mediado pela (in)visibilidade de indicadores da doença

The present study aimed to understand patients’ experience with osteoporosis treatment. The methodological and theoretical frameworks were, respectively, the Grounded Theory and Symbolic Interactionism. The research subjects were 12 patients monitored in a specialized outpatient unit. The obtained s...

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Main Authors: Luciana Bronzi de Souza, Gláucia Maria Ferreira da Silva Mazeto, Silvia Cristina Mangini Bocchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2010-06-01
Series:Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0104-11692010000300015

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