Health-related quality of life of Chinese people with schizophrenia in Hong Kong and Taipei: A cross-sectional analysis

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 261-269

  Chan, Sally Wai Chi ^a   Hsiung, Ping Chuan ^b   Thompson, David R ^a,d   Chen, Shin Chia ^c   Hwu, Hai Gwo ^c  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Chinese; Health related quality of life; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAIWAN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 34250856256     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: 1098240X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.20189     Document Type: Article

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