Correlates of perceived autonomy among elders in a senior citizen home: A cross-sectional survey

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 429-437

  Hwang, Huei Lih ^a   Lin, Huey Shyan ^a   Tung, Ya Ling ^b   Wu, Hui Ching ^c  

^a FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MUNICIPAL HSIAO KANG HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Autonomy; Elders; Senior citizen home

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING HOME; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TAIWAN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN;

EID: 33646082511     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2005.06.002     Document Type: Article

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