Family caregivers' needs predict functional recovery of older care recipients after hip fracture

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 2450-2459

  Shyu, Yea Ing Lotus ^a   Chen, Min Chi ^a   Wu, Chi Chuan ^b   Cheng, Huey Shinn ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Family caregivers; Functional recovery; Hip fracture; Nursing; Older care recipients

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CONVALESCENCE; COST OF ILLNESS; CULTURAL FACTOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURE; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; COST OF ILLNESS; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HIP FRACTURES; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TAIWAN;

EID: 78649462052     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05418.x     Document Type: Article

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