Home-based health promotion for chronically ill older persons: Results of a randomized controlled trial of a critical reflection approach

Health Promotion International

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 27-41

  McWilliam, Carol L ^a   Stewart, Moira ^a   Brown, Judith Belle ^a   McNair, Susan ^a   Donner, Allan ^a   Desai, Kathryn ^a   Coderre, Patricia ^a   Galajda, Joanne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical reflection; Health care for chronic illness; Health promotion; Perspective transformation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHRONIC PATIENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENDER; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE; PATIENT COUNSELING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032991474     PISSN: 09574824     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/heapro/14.1.27     Document Type: Article

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