Resources and quality of care in services for the elderly

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 272-278

  Winsløw, Jacob Hilden ^a   Borg, Vilhelm ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Care assistants; care workers; home helpers; licensed practical nurses; long term care; manpower resources; nurses; psychosocial working environment; quality of care; skill mix

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; ELDERLY CARE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MANPOWER; MEDICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DENMARK; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 42649141640     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494807086972     Document Type: Article

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