Self-care and Well-being Model for Elderly Women: A Comparison of Rural and Urban Areas

Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 63-68

  Wang, Hsiu Hung ^a   Shieh, Carol ^b   Wang, Ruey Hsia ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY KOKOMO   (United States)

Author keywords

Causal model; Elderly women; Path analysis; Self care; Well being

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CHI SQUARE TEST; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MODEL; NORMAL HUMAN; PATH ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL AREA; SELF CARE; SOCIAL CLASS; TAIWAN; URBAN AREA; VALIDATION PROCESS; WELLBEING;

EID: 1442279211     PISSN: 02575655     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s1607-551x(09)70086-5     Document Type: Article

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