Health promotion for people aged over 65 years in hospitals: Nurses' perceptions about their role

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 569-579

  Kelley, Kate ^a   Abraham, Charles ^b  

^a WORTHING HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Beliefs; Health promotion; Hospital nurses; Older people; Theory of Planned Behaviour

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PUBLIC HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; GERIATRIC NURSING; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOSPITALS, DISTRICT; HOSPITALS, GENERAL; HUMANS; INTENTION; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; PATIENT EDUCATION; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PRIMARY PREVENTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 33847412074     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2006.01577.x     Document Type: Article

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