Relationship between perceived empowerment care and quality of life among elderly residents within nursing homes in Taiwan: A questionnaire survey

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 673-680

  Tu, Yu Ching ^a   Wang, Ruey Hsia ^b   Yeh, Shu Hui ^c,d  

^a Shu Zen College of Medicine and Management   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^d Chang Gung Hospital   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Empowerment; Nursing home residents; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIGION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; TAIWAN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPATHY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RELIGION AND PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 33745727057     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2005.10.003     Document Type: Article

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