Family Involvement in the Nursing Home: Family-Oriented Practices and Staff - Family Relationships

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 527-537

  Friedemann, Marie Luise ^a   Montgomery, Rhonda J ^b   Maiberger, Bedonna ^c   Smith, A Ann ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT MERCY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^c Haverhill Building ^*  (United States)

^d WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Expectations; Family; Nursing home; Policy; Roles; Staff

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMS THEORY; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SYSTEMS THEORY;

EID: 0031452590     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-240X(199712)20:6<527::AID-NUR7>3.0.CO;2-O     Document Type: Article

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