Exploration into the variance in self-reported health-related quality of life between the chronically-ill elderly and their family caregivers

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 175-182

  Chung, Min Huey ^a   Hsu, Nanly ^a   Wang, Yun Chang ^b   Lai, Kuan Lang ^c   Kao, Senyeong ^b  

^a TZU CHI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL DEFENSE MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^c Medigen Biotechnology Corporation   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Elderly; Health Related Quality of Life (HRQOL); World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire (WHOQOL BREF)

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST OF ILLNESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; TAIWAN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CHRONIC DISEASE; COST OF ILLNESS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TAIWAN;

EID: 35748973256     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JNR.0000387613.80059.15     Document Type: Article

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