Self-worth therapy for depressive symptoms in older nursing home residents

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 488-494

  Tsai, Yun Fang ^a,b   Wong, Thomas K S ^c   Tsai, Hsiu Hsin ^a   Ku, Yan Chiou ^a,d  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^d KAOHSIUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Depressive symptoms; Nursing; Nursing homes; Older people; Quasi experimental study; Self worth therapy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING HOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; TAIWAN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DEPRESSION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TAIWAN;

EID: 56049094352     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2008.04804.x     Document Type: Article

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