A measure of patient empowerment in hospital environments catering for older people

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 34, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 676-686

  Faulkner, Mark ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Act frequency approach; Ageism; Dependence; Disempowerment; Elderly care; Empowerment; Independence; Patient Empowerment Scale; Quality assurance

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CONTROL; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LEARNED HELPLESSNESS; METHODOLOGY; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; VALIDATION STUDY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC NURSING; GERIATRICS; HELPLESSNESS, LEARNED; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 0035374992     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01797.x     Document Type: Article

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