TY  - BOOK
AU  - Whiteley, E.E.
TI  - The Good companion : a qualitative investigation into the experience of couples within the ward culture
PY  - 1998///
CY  - Thesis (MSc)-University of London
KW  - Theses, Nursing
KW  - Spouses
KW  - Sociology, Medical
KW  - Hospitalization - Psychology
N1  - Abstract ; Literature review ; Methodology ; Analysis and discussion ; Implications and conclusion ; Appendices ; Extract from field journal ; Extract from reflective diary ; Transcript of patient interview ; Information sheet and consent form ; References
N2  - Explores the experiences of couples within the hospital ward culture. A literature review is provided that sets the context for this study and demonstrates that this is an area that appears to have been neglected in the research literature to date. Ethnographic and phenomenological methods were adopted and are discussed
ER  -