Ways that families engage with staff in long-term care facilities

Canadian Journal on Aging

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 391-402

  Gladstone, James W ^a   Dupuis, Sherry L ^b   Wexler, Evelyn ^c  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^c School of Health Sciences

Author keywords

Aging; Engagement; Family staff; Long term care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITIES AND SERVICES; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NURSING HOME; WORKLOAD;

AGED; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NURSING HOMES; ONTARIO; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 43149112341     PISSN: 07149808     EISSN: 17101107     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3138/cja.26.4.391     Document Type: Article

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