Illness representations predict health-related quality of life 6months after hospital discharge in individuals with injury: A predictive survey

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 66, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2743-2750

  Chaboyer, Wendy ^a   Lee, Bih O ^b   Wallis, Marianne ^c   Gillespie, Brigid ^a   Jones, Cindy ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CHUNG HWA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^c GOLD COAST HOSPITAL AND HEALTH SERVICE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chinese illness perception questionnaire revised (Trauma); Health related quality of life; Illness representations; Injury; Medical outcomes study short form 36; Nursing

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMOTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INJURY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMICS; TAIWAN; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EMOTIONS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT DISCHARGE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS; WOUNDS AND INJURIES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551470097     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05431.x     Document Type: Article

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