Prevalence of violence and its relation to caregivers' demographics and emotional reactions - An explorative study of caregivers working in group homes for persons with learning disabilities

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 84-90

  Lundström, Mats ^a   Saveman, Britt Inger ^b   Eisemann, Martin ^c   Aström, Sture ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Emotional reactions; Group homes; Learning disability; Residential care; Violence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MANPOWER; NURSING; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SWEDEN; VIOLENCE;

CAREGIVERS; DEMOGRAPHY; GROUP HOMES; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SWEDEN; VIOLENCE;

EID: 34047229103     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2007.00429.x     Document Type: Article

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