Delay in seeking treatment and adherence to tuberculosis medications in Russia: A survey of patients from two clinics

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 45, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1163-1174

  Woith, Wendy Mann ^a   Larson, Janet L ^b  

^a ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Adherence; Delay; Illness representation; Stigma; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; MORALITY; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SELF CARE; SHAME; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STATISTICS; TIME;

ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; CAUSALITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MALE; MORALE; MOTIVATION; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RUSSIA; SELF CARE; SHAME; STEREOTYPING; TIME FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 45849094469     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2007.07.014     Document Type: Article

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