Nursing homes and suffering: Part of the problem or part of the solution?

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 234-251

  Forbes Thompson, Sarah ^a   Gessert, Charles E ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b SMDC Health System   (United States)

^c Duluth Clinic   (United States)

Author keywords

Nursing homes; Resident quality of life; Suffering

Indexed keywords

AGING; COPING BEHAVIOR; DATA ANALYSIS; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; WELLBEING;

EID: 33646365363     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464806288561     Document Type: Review

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