Exploring reasons for variation in urinary catheterisation prevalence in care homes: A qualitative study

Age and Ageing

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 706-710

  Mcnulty, Cliodna ^a   Bowen, Jo ^b   Howell Jones, Rebecca ^c   Walker, Mark ^a   Freeman, Elaine ^a  

^a GLOUCESTERSHIRE ROYAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BLADDER CATHETERIZATION; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LETTER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; URINE INCONTINENCE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COMMUNICATION; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; URINARY CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 56749155055     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afn140     Document Type: Letter

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