Partners in caregiving in a special care environment: Cooperative communication between staff and families on dementia units

Gerontologist

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 504-515

  Robison, Julie ^a   Curry, Leslie ^a   Gruman, Cynthia ^a   Porter, Martha ^a   Henderson Jr , Charles R ^b   Pillemer, Karl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Family; Intervention; Nursing home; Nursing staff

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BURNOUT; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFLICT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOPERATION; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FAMILY RELATION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

EID: 34548685638     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/47.4.504     Document Type: Article

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