Burden of delayed admission to psychogeriatric nursing homes on patients and their informal caregivers

Quality in Health Care

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 218-223

  Meiland, F J M ^a   Danse, J A C ^a   Wendte, J F ^a   Gunning Schepers, L J ^a   Klazinga, N S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Informal caregivers; Nursing homes; Waiting lists

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DATA COLLECTION; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOMES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS; WAITING LISTS;

EID: 0035675661     PISSN: 09638172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/qhc.0100218..     Document Type: Article

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