Attitudes to dementia and dementia care held by nursing staff in U.K. "non-EMI" care homes: What difference do they make?

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 383-391

  Macdonald, A J D ^a,c   Woods, R T ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Academic Department   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Care homes; Dementia; Diagnosis; Nurses; Recognition; Training

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DEMENTIA; DRUG USE; ELDERLY CARE; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NURSING; NURSING HOME; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COGNITION DISORDERS; CURRICULUM; DEMENTIA; ENGLAND; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MENTAL STATUS SCHEDULE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING DIAGNOSIS; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; NURSING, SUPERVISORY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 25844526404     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S104161020500150X     Document Type: Review

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