The quality of care in Norwegian nursing homes

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 177-183

  Kirkevold, Øyvind ^a,b   Engedal, Knut ^c  

^a Vestfold Mental Health Care Trust   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^c ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Dementia; Health services research; Nursing for the elderly; Nursing home care; Quality of care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE; RESIDENTIAL CARE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGGRESSION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MENTAL COMPETENCY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NORWAY; NURSING HOMES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33745393161     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2006.00396.x     Document Type: Article

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