Suk-sam-bai: The quality of life perceptions among middle-aged women living with a disability in isaan, thailand

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 285-295

  Rukwong, Pensri ^a   Chirawatkul, Siriporn ^b   Markovic, Milica ^c  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b Faculty of Nursing   (Thailand)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Disability; Middle aged; Quality of life; Women

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABLED PERSON; EMPATHY; EMPLOYMENT; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THAILAND; TRANSCULTURAL CARE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DISABLED PERSONS; EMPATHY; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; GOALS; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HOLISTIC HEALTH; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; THAILAND; TRANSCULTURAL NURSING; WOMEN;

EID: 40949113328     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JNR.0000387625.48672.6a     Document Type: Article

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