Facilitators and barriers to intervening for problem alcohol use

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1459-1468

  Tsai, Yun Fang ^a,b   Tsai, Mei Chu ^b   Lin, Yea Pyng ^c   Weng, Chih Erh ^b   Chen, Ching Yen ^b   Chen, Min Chi ^d  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Mennonite Christian Hospital   (Taiwan)

^d CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Barriers; Brief intervention; Facilitators; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TAIWAN;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; SELF EFFICACY; TAIWAN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954206429     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05299.x     Document Type: Article

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