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Liu, Yong-bing; Xue, Ling-ling; Xue, Hui-ping; Hou, Ping – Health Education Journal, 2018
Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between health literacy, self-care agency, social support and health status among elderly Chinese nursing home residents in Xinjiang. Design: Participants were selected using a stratified cluster random sampling design. Setting: The study was conducted from September 2011 to…
Descriptors: Health, Literacy, Questionnaires, Structural Equation Models
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Chen, Yangkun – International Journal of Rehabilitation Research, 2010
The objective of this cross-sectional study was to identify the factors associated with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) of family caregivers of Chinese stroke patients. One hundred and twenty-three stroke patients consecutively admitted to a stroke clinic and their 123 family caregivers were recruited. The caregivers' HRQOLs were assessed…
Descriptors: Quality of Life, Caregivers, Rating Scales, Patients
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Sun, Fei; Park, Nan Sook; Klemmack, David L.; Roff, Lucinda L.; Li, Zhihong – International Journal of Aging and Human Development, 2009
This article examined the differences between rural/urban older adults in their trajectories of activities of daily living (ADL) over a 4-year period. The sample included 2,490 community dwelling older adults who completed three waves (1998, 2000, and 2002) of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey. Among them, 63.5% were from rural…
Descriptors: Daily Living Skills, Rural Urban Differences, Physical Activities, Physical Mobility