Female caregivers' experiences of exposure to violence in nursing homes

Journal of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 46-53

  Isaksson, U ^a   Graneheim, U H ^a   Astrom S ^a,b  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Elderly care; Experiences; Nursing home; Violence

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROL; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CONCEPT; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MIDDLE AGED; NARRATION; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING HOMES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF EFFICACY; SWEDEN; VIOLENCE; WOMEN, WORKING; WORKPLACE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 58349086219     PISSN: 13510126     EISSN: 13652850     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.2008.01328.x     Document Type: Article

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