Family members' perceived meaning of visiting nursing home residents in Taiwan

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 302-311

  Tsai, Hsiu Hsin ^a   Tsai, Yun Fang ^a,b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Family members; Family visiting; Filial respect; Nursing home; Residents

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CULTURAL FACTOR; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSING HOME; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TAIWAN; VIDEOCONFERENCING;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; CULTURAL CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTIVATION; NURSING HOMES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; TAIWAN; VIDEOCONFERENCING; VISITORS TO PATIENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84855725333     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2011.05737.x     Document Type: Article

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