Milieu change and relocation adjustment in elders

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 113-129

  Bekhet, Abir K ^a   Zauszniewski, Jaclene A ^b   Wykle, May L ^b  

^a ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adjustment; Learned resourcefulness; Positive cognition; Relocation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LIFE EVENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SELF CARE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; UNITED STATES;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OHIO; PATIENT ADMISSION; PROBLEM SOLVING; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; SELF CARE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 37849014956     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945907309309     Document Type: Article

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