Chronic Disease Self-Management: Views Among Older Adults of Chinese Descent

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 31, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 86-94

  Wang, Jing ^a   Matthews, Judith Tabolt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINESE MEDICINE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; EXERCISE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LIFESTYLE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; ASIAN AMERICANS; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE MANAGEMENT; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; FOOD HABITS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PENNSYLVANIA; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE; SELF EFFICACY;

EID: 77951205289     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: 15283984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gerinurse.2009.11.001     Document Type: Article

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