Quality of life, symptom distress, and social support among renal transplant recipients in southern taiwan: A correlational study

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 319-329

  Chen, Wan Chi ^a   Chen, Ching Huey ^b   Lee, Po Chang ^c   Wang, Wen Ling ^c  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c Department of Medicine ^*  (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Quality of life; Renal transplantation; Social support; Symptom distress

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL STRESS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAIWAN; TIME;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENTS; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 40949127968     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JNR.0000387628.33425.34     Document Type: Article

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