Development and validation of the Family Meaning of Nursing-Home Visits Scale

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 15-16, 2012, Pages 2108-2117

  Tsai, Hsiu Hsin ^a   Tsai, Yun Fang ^a,b   Huang, Tzu Shin ^b  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Factor analysis; Nursing home; Scale development

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; TAIWAN; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TAIWAN; VISITORS TO PATIENTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84864023691     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04150.x     Document Type: Article

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