Effects of a nursing intervention program on disabled patients and their caregivers

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 259-272

  Hung, Li Chen ^a   Liu, Chien Chi ^a   Hung, Hsiu Chi ^a   Kuo, Hsien Wen ^b  

^a HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Barthel ADL index; Caregiver's burnout scale; Disabled patients; Intervention program; Life satisfaction scale

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; EDUCATION; EMOTIONAL ATTACHMENT; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; SUPPORT GROUP; TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037404773     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4943(02)00170-X     Document Type: Article

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