Professional caregivers for patients with dementia: Predictors of job and career commitment

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 357-366

  Drebing, Charles ^a   McCarty, Ellen F ^b,c   Emerson Lombardo, Nancy B ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SALVE REGINA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregivers' commitment to their jobs; Dementia care programs; Dementia patients; Maintaining stable and sufficient staffing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; GROWTH; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PREDICTION; RESIDENTIAL CARE; STAFF; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 0036862085     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153331750201700604     Document Type: Article

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