A cooperative communication intervention for nursing home staff and family members of residents

Gerontologist

Volumn 43, Issue SPEC. ISS. 2, 2003, Pages 96-106

  Pillemer, Karl ^a   Suitor, J Jill ^b   Henderson Jr , Charles R ^a   Meador, Rhoda ^a   Schultz, Leslie ^a   Robison, Julie ^c   Hegeman, Carol ^d  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d Foundation for Long Term Care   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication resolution; Family staff relationships; Long term care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRAINING; ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; FEMALE; MALE; MANPOWER; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; NURSING HOMES;

EID: 0038284119     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/43.suppl_2.96     Document Type: Article

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