Introduction of assistive devices: Home nurses' practices and beliefs

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 180-188

  Roelands, Marc ^a   Van Oost, Paulette ^a   Depoorter, Anne Marie ^b   Buysse, Ann ^a   Stevens, Veerle ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b FREE UNIVERSITY OF BRUSSELS   (Belgium)

^c Flemish Institute for Health Promotion   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Assistive devices; Cross sectional design; Disability; Home care; Nurses; Questionnaires; Theory of Planned Behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISABLED PERSON; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; SELF HELP;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF; SELF EFFICACY; SELF-HELP DEVICES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33645146038     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03797.x     Document Type: Article

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