The impact of illness perception on adherence to therapeutic regimens of patients with hypertension in Taiwan

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 15, 2009, Pages 2234-2244

  Chen, Shiah Lian ^b,c   Tsai, Jen Chen ^a   Lee, Wen Lieng ^d  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d TAICHUNG VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adherence; Illness perception; Medication; Nurses; Nursing; Self management

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIET; ETHNOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TAIWAN;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIET; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LINEAR MODELS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN;

EID: 68149136392     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02706.x     Document Type: Article

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