The development and psychometric testing of a self-care scale for dysmenorrhic adolescents

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 119-130

  Hsieh, Ching Hsing ^a   Gau, Meei Ling ^b   Mao, Hsin Chun ^c   Li, Chung Yi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adolescent girl; Dysmenorrhea; Psychometric testing; Self care scale

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHOLOGY; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROL; DYSMENORRHEA; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; METHODOLOGY; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; STANDARD; TAIWAN; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT PSYCHOLOGY; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DYSMENORRHEA; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; TAIWAN;

EID: 7044231996     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JNR.0000387495.01557.aa     Document Type: Article

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