Violence in nursing homes: Perceptions of female caregivers

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1660-1666

  Isaksson, Ulf ^a   Åström, Sture ^a   Graneheim, Ulla Hällgren ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Nurses; Nursing; Older people; Perceptions; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CAREGIVER; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SWEDEN; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING HOMES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SWEDEN; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VIOLENCE;

EID: 43849109812     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2007.02196.x     Document Type: Article

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