Resident-caregiver relationships and thriving among nursing home residents

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 365-375

  Bergland, Ådel ^a,b,c   Kirkevold, Marit ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^b Teaching Nursing Home   (Norway)

^c Lovisenberg Deaconal University College   (Norway)

Author keywords

Nurse patient interactions; Nurse patient relationships; Nursing homes; Thriving; Well being

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NORWAY; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING HOME; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NORWAY; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT SATISFACTION;

EID: 27744583721     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/nur.20097     Document Type: Article

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