Caregiver perspectives on safety in home dementia care

Western Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 993-1014

  Lach, Helen W ^a   Chang, Yu Ping ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Caregiving; Home safety; Injury prevention; Transtheoretical model

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; COST OF ILLNESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HOME ACCIDENT; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SAFETY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVERS; COST OF ILLNESS; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOME NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; WASHINGTON;

EID: 35648989602     PISSN: 01939459     EISSN: 15528456     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0193945907303098     Document Type: Article

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