Systemic characteristics of long-term care in residential environments: Clinical importance of differences in staff and resident perceptions

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 25, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 149-171

  Parr, Joyce ^b   Green, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^b Unit 1924   (United States)

Author keywords

CCRC; Long term care; Resident control; Resident satisfaction; Staff perceptions; Systemic characteristics

Indexed keywords

AGED; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONG TERM CARE; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PERCEPTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

EID: 0037232376     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v25n01_08     Document Type: Review

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