Influencing factors of community mental health nurses caring for people with schizophrenia in Taiwan

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 319-326

  Cheng, J F ^a,b   Huang, X Y ^a,b   Hsu, Y S ^a,b   Su, C H ^a,b  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Home care; Influencing factors; Mental health; Nurses; Schizophrenia

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCHIZOPHRENIA; TAIWAN;

ADULT; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH NURSING; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEINSTITUTIONALIZATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATIONAL HEALTH PROGRAMS; NURSE'S ROLE; PUBLIC HEALTH NURSING; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; TAIWAN;

EID: 84859516947     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2011.01795.x     Document Type: Article

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