Older persons' experiences of whole systems: The impact of health and social care organizational structures

Journal of Nursing Management

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 105-114

  McCormack, Brendan ^a   Mitchell, Elizabeth A ^a   Cook, Glenda ^b   Reed, Jan ^b   Childs, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Case study; Continuity; Older people; Organisational structure; Whole systems

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSE ADMINISTRATOR; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NORTHERN IRELAND; NURSE ADMINISTRATORS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STATE MEDICINE; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

EID: 38849101571     PISSN: 09660429     EISSN: 1365263X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2007.00823.x     Document Type: Article

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