Factors associated with health-related quality of life among low-compliant asthmatic adults in Korea

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 140-147

  Choi, Ja Yun ^a   Hwang, Seon Young ^b  

^a Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

^b Chosun University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Asthma; Koreans; Patient compliance; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASTHMA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; KOREA; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT READMISSION; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOW RATE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 63049131971     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: 1098240X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.20285     Document Type: Article

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