The comparison of dementia patient's quality of life and influencing factors in two cities

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 15-16, 2013, Pages 2132-2140

  Li, Xiao Jing ^a   Suishu, Chizuko ^b   Hattori, Sonomi ^b   Liang, Hu Die ^a   Gao, Hui ^a   Feng, Chen Qiu ^a   Lou, Feng Lan ^a  

^a SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b WAKAYAMA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

China; Comparative study; Dementia; Factor analysis; Japan; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHINA; CITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; VERY ELDERLY;

CHINA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMENTIA; FACTOR ANALYSIS; JAPAN; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHINA; CITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84880135600     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12032     Document Type: Article

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