Nurses' attitudes towards older residents with long-term schizophrenia

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 616-622

  Hellzén, Ove ^a   Kristiansen, Lisbeth ^a,b   Norbergh, Karl Gustaf ^a  

^a MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Vasternorrland County Council   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Nursing; Psychiatry; Strain theory; Vignette; Work experience

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING; PATIENT CARE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENT; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING STAFF; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 0141925270     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2003.02760.x     Document Type: Article

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