Assessment by nurses of mood, general behaviour and functional ability in patients with dementia receiving nursing home care

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 52-61

  Edberg, Anna Karin ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Dementia; Inter rater reliability; Mood; Nursing home

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; NURSE; NURSING HOME; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY;

EID: 0034101427     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2000.tb00561.x     Document Type: Article

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