Family members' perceptions of the quality of long-term care

Clinical Nursing Research

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 135-149

  Voutilainen, Päivi ^a   Backman, Kaisa ^b   Isola, Arja ^b   Laukkala, Helena ^c  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LAPLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

Family involvement; Geriatric nursing; Nursing homes; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STANDARD; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DECISION MAKING, ORGANIZATIONAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FAMILY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; VISITORS TO PATIENTS;

EID: 33645472186     PISSN: 10547738     EISSN: 15523799     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1054773805285697     Document Type: Article

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