Factors associated with nursing assistant quality-of-life ratings for residents with dementia in long-term care facilities

Gerontologist

Volumn 45, Issue SPEC. ISS. 1, 2005, Pages 106-114

  Winzelberg, Gary S ^a   Williams, Christianna S ^b,c   Preisser, John S ^c   Zimmerman, Sheryl ^b   Sloane, Philip D ^a,b  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted living; Attitudes; Care provider; Nursing home; Training

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SCORING SYSTEM;

EID: 27744448806     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/45.suppl_1.106     Document Type: Article

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