Exploring health behavior determinants for people with chronic illness using the constructs of planned behavior theory

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 261-270

  Hwu, Yueh Juen ^a   Yu, Chin Ching ^b  

^a Department of Healthcare Administration Central Taiwan University of Science and Technology   (China)

^b Department of Nursing ^*  (China)

Author keywords

Chronic illness; Theory of planned behavior

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; COOPERATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HELPING BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PLANNING TECHNIQUES; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33947532085     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JNR.0000387585.27587.4e     Document Type: Article

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