Factors related to self-concept of elderly residing in a retirement center

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 1-8

  Shu, Bih Ching ^a   Huang, Chingchaw ^b   Chen, Bor Chih ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Kaohsiung Medical Center   (China)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Self concept; Subjective well being

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONELINESS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; TAIWAN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONELINESS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MODELS, ANATOMIC; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN;

EID: 0038014203     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JNR.0000347613.06543.bc     Document Type: Article

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