Predictive factors of self-care capacity in veterans’ care institution residents

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 195-204

  Wu, Li Fen ^a,b  

^a Department of Internal Medicine   (China)

^b China Medical College   (China)

Author keywords

Self care capacity; Veterans care in stitution residents

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONFUSION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NURSING HOME; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CARE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TAIWAN; VETERAN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; CONFUSION; DEPRESSION; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT TRANSFER; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CARE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TAIWAN; VETERANS;

EID: 0036730842     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JNR.0000347599.59015.78     Document Type: Article

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