Adherence to Home-Based Rehabilitation in Older Adults With Diabetes After Hip Fracture

Wen-Yu Kuo1, Yea-Ing Lotus Shyu, Jong-Shyan Wang

  • 1Wen-Yu Kuo, PhD, RN, is Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan. Yea-Ing Lotus Shyu, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Professor, School of Nursing, College of Medicine and Healthy Aging Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Research Fellow, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Consultant, Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Professor, Department of Gerontology and Health Care Management, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan. Jong-Shyan Wang, PhD, is Professor, Department of Physical Therapy, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan. Min-Chi Chen, PhD, is Professor, Department of Public Health and Biostatistics, Consulting Center, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan. Chi-Chuan Wu, MD, is Professor, Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan. Mei-Ling Chen, PhD, RN, is Professor, School of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan; Professor, Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan City, Taiwan; Researcher, Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.

Nursing Research
|July 9, 2019
PubMed
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