Development of the model of health for older adults

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2015-2025

  Chen, Kuei Min ^a   Hung, Hsuan Man ^b   Lin, Huey Shyan ^c   Haung, Hsin Ting ^a   Yang, Yung Mei ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aged; Health; Model development; Nursing; Older adult

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MANAGEMENT; MENTAL HEALTH; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; STATISTICS; TAIWAN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; POLICY MAKING; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TAIWAN;

EID: 80051575259     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05643.x     Document Type: Article

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