Applied Nursing Research
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 212-217 , November 2008

Hope, optimism, and self-care among Better Breathers Support Group members with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  • June Alberto, DNS, RN

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30460, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 912 681 5602; fax: +1 912 871 1356.
    • ,
  • Barry Joyner, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Health and Kinesiology, Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA 30460, USA

Received 22 August 2006 ,Revised 3 November 2006 ,Accepted 28 December 2006.

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doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2006.12.005

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 212-217 , November 2008

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