Warmed blankets: An Intervention to promote comfort for elderly hospitalized patients

Geriatric Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 320-323

  Robinson, Sherry ^a   Benton, Gail ^b  

^a SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; BED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COOLING; ELDERLY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HEAT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PAIN ASSESSMENT; PILOT STUDY; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RESTLESSNESS; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WARMING;

EID: 0036877009     PISSN: 01974572     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mgn.2002.130273     Document Type: Article

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