Quality of life and loneliness in stroke survivors living in Appalachia

Journal of Neuroscience Nursing

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2014, Pages E3-E15

  Theeke, Laurie ^a   Horstman, Patricia ^b   Mallow, Jennifer ^a   Lucke Wold, Noelle ^a   Culp, Stacey ^a   Domico, Jennifer ^a   Barr, Taura ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Health care in Appalachia; Loneliness; Neuro QOL; Quality of life; Stroke

Indexed keywords

AGED; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; POVERTY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REHABILITATION NURSING; RURAL POPULATION; SMOKING CESSATION; STROKE; SURVIVOR; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APPALACHIAN REGION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; POVERTY AREAS; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION NURSING; RURAL POPULATION; SMOKING CESSATION; STROKE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; SURVIVORS; WEST VIRGINIA;

EID: 84925829116     PISSN: 08880395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JNN.0000000000000097     Document Type: Article

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