A longitudinal study into the perceptions of caring among student nurses using multivariate analysis of the Caring Dimensions Inventory

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1080-1089

  Watson, Roger ^a   Deary, Ian J ^b   Lea, Amandah ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Accountability; Caring; Congruence; Factor analysis; Longitudinal study; Multivariate analysis; Nurse education; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING CARE; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICS; TIME; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCOTLAND; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STUDENTS, NURSING; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033227981     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1999.01199.x     Document Type: Article

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