Quality of care in Norwegian nursing homes - Deficiencies and their correlates

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 560-567

  Kirkevold, Øyvind ^a,b   Engedal, Knut ^c  

^a Vestfold Mental Health Care Trust   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AGDER   (Norway)

^c ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Care for the elderly; Dementia; Norway; Quality deficiencies; Quality of care; Quantitative research; Restraints; Structured interviews

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; NORWAY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; NORWAY; PATIENTS' ROOMS; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SELF CARE;

EID: 56049126898     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2007.00575.x     Document Type: Article

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