Participation in health-promoting behaviour: Influences on community-dwelling older Chinese people

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 522-534

  Kwong, Enid Wai Yung ^a   Kwan, Alex Yui Huen ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Community care; Health promotion; Hong Kong; Interviews; Nursing; Older people; Pender Health Promotion Model; Self efficacy

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY CARE; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 33846953157     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2006.04132.x     Document Type: Article

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