Factors associated with the attitudes and expectations of patients suffering from β-thalassaemia: A cross-sectional study

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 177-187

  Vardaki, Maria A ^a   Philalithis, Anastas E ^a   Vlachonikolis, Ioannis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CRETE   (Greece)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Chronic disease; Compliance; Health services; Quality of life; Thalassaemia

Indexed keywords

IRON CHELATE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BETA THALASSEMIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; IRON CHELATION; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GREECE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STANDARD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BETA-THALASSEMIA; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICATION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GREECE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE EXPECTANCY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NEGATIVISM; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 3142751543     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2004.00267.x     Document Type: Article

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