Adjustment outcomes in Chinese patients following one-month recovery from severe acute respiratory syndrome in Hong Kong

Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease

Volumn 192, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 868-871

  Cheng, Sammy K W ^a   Sheng, Bun ^b   Lau, Kwok Kwong ^b   Wong, Chee Wing ^a   Ng, Yin Kwok ^a   Li, Ho Lun ^b   Chan, Eric L Y ^c   Tso, Eugene Y K ^b   Lam, Kuen ^c   Chau, Tai Nin ^b   Chiu, Ming Chee ^b  

^a KWAI CHUNG HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL   (Hong Kong)

^c Caritas Medical Centre Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Outcome studies; Severe acute respiratory syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISTRESS SYNDROME; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PREDICTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF ESTEEM; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CONVALESCENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERSONALITY INVENTORY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SURVIVORS;

EID: 10644265175     PISSN: 00223018     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.nmd.0000147169.03998.dc     Document Type: Article

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