Mealtime care on a geriatric-psychiatric ward from the perspective of the caregivers: A qualitative case study design

Issues in Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 471-494

  Bryon, Els ^a   De Casterlé, Bernadette Dierckx ^a   Gastmans, Chris ^a   Steeman, Els ^a,b   Milisen, Koen ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; ELDERLY CARE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT; SELF CARE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; SELF CARE;

EID: 42549143247     PISSN: 01612840     EISSN: 10964673     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01612840801981272     Document Type: Article

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