[Biography-oriented diagnostics in counselling of patients with chronic illness]

(Biografieorientierte Diagnostik in der Beratung von Patienten mit chronischen Erkrankungen.)

Full Abstract

The article examines two concepts of counselling of patients by nurses that are popular in the German-speaking area with regard to their underlying scientific standpoint and ideals and their implications on counselling-process and -result. The authors determine that both concepts disregard the biographic construction processes which are so important for coping with and tackling chronic illness. The article concludes with a discussion of prospective use of biographic diagnostics in counselling of patients with chronic illness.

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Author information

Author/s: Darmann-Finck, Ingrid (I); Sahm, Martina (M);

Affiliation: Universität Bremen, Fachbereich Human- und Gesundheitswissenschaften, Studiengang Pflegewissenschaft, Grazer Strasse 6, D-28359 Bremen.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: English Abstract; Journal Article

Journal: Pflege (Pflege), published in Switzerland. (Language: ger)

Reference: 2006-Oct; vol 19 (issue 5) : pp 287-93

Dates: Created 2006/10/19; Completed 2007/01/04; Revised 2007/11/15;

PMID: 17051514, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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