Quality of elderly-patient care: An interrupted time series study

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 129-137

  Laitinen, Pirjo ^a   Meriläinen, Pirkko ^a   Sinkkonen, Sirkka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aged; Caregiver; Institution; Quality of care; Time series design

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 0030224628     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.1996.tb00038.x     Document Type: Article

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