Demanding behaviours and workload in elderly care in Sweden: Occurrence at two time points within a decade

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 323-330

  Skovdahl, Kirsti ^a,b,c   Fahlström, Gunilla ^d   Horttana, Britt Marie ^a,d   Winblad, Bengt ^c   Kihlgren, Mona ^b,c  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d Örebro County Regional Development Council   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cross sectional studies; Demanding behaviour; Occurrence; Older adults; Workload

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SWEDEN; WORKLOAD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; SWEDEN; WORKLOAD;

EID: 49749121152     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2007.00500.x     Document Type: Article

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