Experiences of caregivers and relatives in public nursing homes

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 691-701

  Häggström, Elisabeth ^a   Kihlgren, Annica ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Intervention; Long term care; Older persons; Relatives; Work dissatisfaction; Work satisfaction

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; CONFLICT; EMPATHY; ETHICS; FAMILY; FEMALE; GUILT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; HUMANISM; MALE; NURSING HOME; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PHILOSOPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SWEDEN;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); EMPATHY; FAMILY; FEMALE; GUILT; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANISM; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSING HOMES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; PHILOSOPHY, NURSING; POWER (PSYCHOLOGY); PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; PUBLIC SECTOR; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; SOCIAL VALUES; SWEDEN;

EID: 34548418056     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733007077890     Document Type: Article

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