Physicians' Perceptions of Care in the Nursing Home and of Strategies for Improvement in a Survey on Treatment of Behavior Problems

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 9, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 633-640

  Cohen Mansfield, Jiska ^a,b,c   Jensen, Barbara ^a  

^a Research Institute on Aging of the Charles E Smith Life Communities   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

behavior problems; culture of care; Nursing home; physicians

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PERCEPTION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 55049133402     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2008.02.012     Document Type: Article

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