'Part of the family': Sources of job satisfaction amongst a group of community-based dementia care workers

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 111-118

  Ryan, Tony ^a,b   Nolan, Mike ^b   Enderby, Pam ^a   Reid, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dementia; Job satisfaction; Person centred care; Primary care; Workforce

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; JOB SATISFACTION; MANPOWER; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DEMENTIA; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 3042772357     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0966-0410.2004.00471.x     Document Type: Article

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