Information needs of Chinese surgical patients on discharge:a comparison of patients' and nurses' perceptions

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1041-1052

  Yiu, Hellene Y M ^a   Chien, Wai Tong ^b   Lui, May How Lin ^c   Qin, Bai ^d  

^a HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (Hong Kong)

^b HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^d HENAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Abdominal surgery; Chinese patients; Culture specific care; Discharge information needs

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHINA; CHINESE MEDICINE; DIET; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HONG KONG; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SEEKING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CHINA; DIET; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOR; MALE; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING ASSESSMENT; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CARE;

EID: 79954565028     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2010.05528.x     Document Type: Article

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