Predictors of exercise participation in female hospital nurses

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 54, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 663-675

  Kaewthummanukul, Thanee ^a   Brown, Kathleen C ^b   Weaver, Michael T ^b   Thomas, Robert R ^c  

^a CHIANG MAI UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Correlational cross sectional design; Empirical research report; Exercise; Female nurses; Motivation; Questionnaires; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; LEISURE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 33745318840     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.03854.x     Document Type: Review

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