Development of a health education programme for elderly with age- related macular degeneration: A focus group study

Patient Education and Counseling

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-73

  Dahlin Ivanoff, S ^a   Klepp, K I ^b   Sjostrand J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Focus groups; Health education; Low vision; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SUPPORT GROUP;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MACULAR DEGENERATION; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0032078269     PISSN: 07383991     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0738-3991(98)00041-X     Document Type: Article

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