Older adult stereotypes among care providers in residential care facilities

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 50-55

  Reyna, Christine ^a   Goodwin, Eric J ^a   Ferrari, Joseph R ^a  

^a DEPAUL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEFENSE MECHANISM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL METHOD; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEGATIVISM; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; PREJUDICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEMANTIC DIFFERENTIAL; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STEREOTYPING; TASMANIA;

EID: 33947730122     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20070201-08     Document Type: Article

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