An Evaluation Study of a Dementia Screening Program in Taiwan: An Application of the Theory of Planned Behaviors

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 55, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 626-640

  Yang, Pei Shan ^a   Tang, John Sai Hung ^b   Chen, Chun Yu ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c Social Work Department   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

dementia; international topics; long term care; social services

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL WORK; TAIWAN; TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL WORK; TAIWAN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84866276189     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2012.681108     Document Type: Article

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