'Entering a New World': Empathic awareness as the key to positive family/staff relationships in care homes

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2002, Pages 507-515

  Sandberg, J ^a   Nolan, M R ^b   Lundh, U ^a,c  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Care home placement; Family carers; Grounded theory; Partnership; Staff perceptions

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DATA ANALYSIS; FAMILY; FAMILY HEALTH; HEALTH CARE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; STAFF TRAINING; ADAPTATION; AGED; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SPOUSE; SWEDEN;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; AGED; FAMILY; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; SPOUSES; SWEDEN;

EID: 0036655150     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0020-7489(01)00056-6     Document Type: Article

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