Describing Self-Care Self-Efficacy: Definition, Measurement, Outcomes, and Implications

International Journal of Nursing Knowledge

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2018, Pages 38-48

  Eller, Lucille S ^a   Lev, Elise L ^a   Yuan, Changrong ^b   Watkins, Ann Vreeland ^a  

^a RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SECOND MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Health behavior; pragmatic utility method; self care self efficacy

Indexed keywords

CONCEPT ANALYSIS; EMPIRICISM; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; SELF CARE; SYNTHESIS; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; MALE; NURSE; NURSING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CONCEPT; UNITED STATES;

CHRONIC DISEASE; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CARE; SELF EFFICACY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84973340710     PISSN: 20473087     EISSN: 20473095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/2047-3095.12143     Document Type: Article

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