Educational needs of families caring for Chinese patients with schizophrenia

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 490-498

  Chien, Wai Tong ^a,c   Norman, Ian ^b  

^a and Hong Kong Branch of CAS Center for Excellence in Animal Evolution and Genetics   (Hong Kong)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chinese; Education needs; Family caregivers; Hong kong; Nursing; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CHINESE; FAMILY COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HOME NURSING; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0348109436     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0309-2402.2003.02832.x     Document Type: Article

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