An exploration of the status of spiritual health among nursing students in Taiwan

Nurse Education Today

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 386-392

  Hsiao, Ya Chu ^a   Chiang, Hui Ying ^b   Chien, Li Yu ^a  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b Cui Mei Medical Center   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Spiritual health; Student nurse

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MENTAL STRESS; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELIGION; TAIWAN;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATION, NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SPIRITUALITY; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STUDENTS, NURSING; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953688354     PISSN: 02606917     EISSN: 15322793     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.nedt.2009.05.001     Document Type: Article

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