An overview of behaviour difficulties found in long-term elderly care settings

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 426-430

  Jackson, Graham Alan ^a   Templeton, Gavin James ^b   Whyte, Jennifer ^b  

^a Leverndale Hospital   (United Kingdom)

^b Leverndale Hospital ^*

Author keywords

Behaviour; Difficulties; Elderly; Long term; NHS long term care; Nursing homes; Overview; Residential homes

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NURSE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT REFERRAL; RATING SCALE; RESIDENTIAL HOME;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SCOTLAND; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS;

EID: 0033040332     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(199906)14:6<426::AID-GPS934>3.0.CO;2-D     Document Type: Article

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