The relationship between physical function, knowledge of disease, social support and self-care behavior in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 183-192

  Chen, Su Yen ^a   Wang, Hsiu Hung ^b  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG CHENG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Knowledge of disease; Physical function; Rheumatoid arthritis; Self care behavior; Social support

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; SELF CARE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; TAIWAN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SELF CARE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN;

EID: 35748932054     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JNR.0000387614.87683.5a     Document Type: Article

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