Balancing integrity vs. risk of falling - Nurses' experiences of caring for elderly people with dementia in nursing homes

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-73

  Johansson, Inger ^a,b   Bachrach Lindström, Margareta ^c   Struksnes, Solveig ^a   Hedelin, Birgitta ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^b KARLSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Dementia; Falls; Nursing home; Nursing staff; Phenomenography

Indexed keywords

EID: 58149527713     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1744987107086423     Document Type: Article

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