Caregivers' predispositions and perceived organizational expectations for the provision of social support to nursing home residents

Health Communication

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 277-299

  Hullett, Craig R ^a   McMillan, Jill J ^b   Rogan, Randall G ^b  

^a NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CONFLICT; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MOTIVATION; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING HOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROLE PLAYING; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; COMMUNICATION; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING HOMES; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROLE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0033649251     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15327027HC1203_04     Document Type: Article

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