Informal caregivers' participation in elderlypatient care: An interrupted time-series study

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 199-213

  Laitinen Junkkari, Pirjo ^a   Meriläinen, Pirkko ^a   Sinkkonen, Sirkka ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Aged; Caregivers; Institution; Time series study

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSING; NURSING CARE; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; CAREGIVERS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING CARE; NURSING HOMES; NURSING SERVICE, HOSPITAL; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS;

EID: 0035382571     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-172X.2001.00274.x     Document Type: Article

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