Stress and strain among personal care assistants at an assisted living facility

Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work

Volumn 4, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 47-59

  Scott, Kelsie R ^a   McClure Cassie, Kimberly ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Elderly; Interpersonal conflict; Personal care assistants; Stress

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548699934     PISSN: 15433714     EISSN: 15433722     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J394v04n01_04     Document Type: Article

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