Attitudes, stress, and satisfaction of staff who care for residents with dementia

Gerontologist

Volumn 45, Issue SPEC. ISS. 1, 2005, Pages 96-105

  Zimmerman, Sheryl ^a   Williams, Christianna S ^a,b   Reed, Peter S ^c   Boustani, Malaz ^d   Preisser, John S ^b   Heck, Elizabeth ^c   Sloane, Philip D ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b IL   (United States)

^c ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION   (United States)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY CENTER FOR AGING RESEARCH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Assisted living; Long term care; Nursing home

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COMPETENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; STRESS;

EID: 27744433070     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/45.suppl_1.96     Document Type: Article

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