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International Journal of Nursing & Clinical Practices Volume 2 (2015), Article ID 2:IJNCP-130, 8 pages
http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2015/130
Research Article
Reliability and Validity of the Nursing Care Problems Coping Scale for Male Caregivers for People with Dementia Living at Home

Midori Nishio1*, Mitsu Ono2, Hiromi Kimura3, Koji Ogomori4, Shinji Oma5, Hajime Urashima6, Kiyoto Hirakawa7 and Masahiro Nakano8

1Department of Health Sciences, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
2Department of Health Sciences, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
3Community and International Health Nursing, Saga University, Saga, Japan
4Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
5Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan
6Tarou Clinic, Fukuoka, Japan
7Mito Mental Clinic, Fukuoka, Japan
8Department of Nursing Faculty Health Sciences, Junshin Gakuen University, Fukuoka, Japan
Midori Nishio, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka 812-8582, Japan, Tel: +81-90-5922-6858; Fax +81-92-771-6885; E-mail: 3MD12505K@s.kyushu-u.ac.jp
25 March 2015; 22 May 2015; 24 May 2015
Nishio M, Ono M, Kimura H, Ogomori K, Oma S, et al. (2015) Reliability and Validity of the Nursing Care Problems Coping Scale for Male Caregivers for People with Dementia Living at Home. Int J Nurs Clin Pract 2: 130. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15344/2394-4978/2015/130
This study was supported by the 2013 first semester home care subsidy of Yuubi Memorial Goods Research Funding.

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