A comparison of sexual satisfaction and post-natal depression in the UK and Taiwan

International Nursing Review

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 197-204

  Huang, Y C ^a   Mathers, N J ^b,c  

^a FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cross cultural; Post natal Depression; Sexual Satisfaction; UK and Taiwan

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PUERPERAL DEPRESSION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SPOUSE; TAIWAN; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEPRESSION, POSTPARTUM; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MARRIAGE; MATERNAL BEHAVIOR; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF CONCEPT; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPOUSES; TAIWAN;

EID: 33746535510     PISSN: 00208132     EISSN: 14667657     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1466-7657.2006.00459.x     Document Type: Review

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