Abnormal behavior of residents in a long-term care facility and the associated stress of care staff members

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 203-210

  Nagatomo, I ^a   Akasaki, Y ^a   Tominaga, M ^a   Hashiguchi, W ^a   Uchida, M ^a   Takigawa, M ^a  

^a KAGOSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abnormal behavior; Activity of daily living; Burnout; Depression; Elderly; Long term care; Long term care staff

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BURNOUT; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; NURSING; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENT; STAFF; STRESS;

EID: 0034853026     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4943(01)00182-0     Document Type: Article

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