Prevalence of disruptive behaviour displayed by older people in community and residential respite care settings: Feature article

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 81-85

  Neville, Christine C ^a   Byrne, Gerard J A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged; Dementia; Dementia Behaviour Disturbance Scale; Nursing research; Respite

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUSTRALIA; DAY CARE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES; DAY CARE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE;

EID: 33847627383     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2007.00450.x     Document Type: Article

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