The construction and evaluation of the reliability and validity of a life attitude scale for elderly with chronic disease

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 33-42

  Liu, Shwu Jiuan ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Chronic disease; Elderly; Life attitude

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATTITUDE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY; TAIWAN;

AGED; ATTITUDE; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TAIWAN;

EID: 34347231266     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JNR.0000347561.54070.77     Document Type: Article

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