Experiences of recently relocated residents of a long-term care facility in Ontario: Assessing quality qualitatively

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 44, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 47-57

  Coughlan, Rory ^a   Ward, Linda ^a  

^a TRENT UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Gerontology; Long term care; Nursing; Policy; Qualitative methods; Quality of life; Relocation

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CANADA; FEMALE; FURNITURE; GRIEF; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEISURE; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING HOME; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STANDARD; TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; GRIEF; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; NURSING HOMES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ONTARIO; PATIENT TRANSFER; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESEARCH DESIGN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33845449870     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2005.11.022     Document Type: Article

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