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Qualitative
Environmental issues affected women's caring

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn.1.2.62

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    Wuest J. Illuminating environmental influences on women's caring. J Adv Nurs 1997 Jul; 26 : 49 –58. OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    Objective

    To provide an exploratory theory of women's caring within the larger sociopolitical environment.

    Design

    Feminist grounded theory.

    Setting

    Rural and urban areas of a province in eastern Canada.

    Patients

    21 women who were caring for well, physically or mentally handicapped, acute and chronically ill selves, partners, children, or other family members were studied. Women from diverse socioeconomic situations, cultures, sexual orientations, educational backgrounds, and abilities were included.

    Methods

    Data were collected using individual or group interviews, participant observation at self help groups and health information sessions, and previous interviews with parents.

    Main results

    The most difficult feature of caring was the competing and changing demands from themselves and others. …

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    Footnotes

    • Source of funding: The Dorothy J Kergin Research Grant in Primary Health Care, Canadian Nurses Foundation.

    • For article reprint: Dr J Wuest, Faculty of Nursing, University of New Brunswick, Fredericton, New Brunswick E3B 5A3, Canada. Fax +1 506 447 3057.