Development of the Thai healthy aging model: A grounded theory study

Nursing and Health Sciences

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 256-261

  Thiamwong, Ladda ^a   Mcmanus, Michael S ^b   Suwanno, Jom ^a  

^a WALAILAK UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b University of the Ozarks   (United States)

Author keywords

Buddhism; Grounded theory; Healthy aging; Model; Older adult; Thailand

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGED; AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GROUNDED THEORY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; THAILAND; VERY ELDERLY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GROUNDED THEORY; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; THAILAND;

EID: 84878793901     PISSN: 14410745     EISSN: 14422018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/nhs.12028     Document Type: Article

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