Information issues for providers of services to people with dementia living in the community in Australia: Breaking the cycle of frustration

Health and Social Care in the Community

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 141-150

  Robinson, Andrew ^a   Emden, Carolyn ^a   Lea, Emma ^a   Elder, Jean ^a   Turner, Paul ^a   Vickers, James ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Community; Dementia clients; Frustration; Information; Issues; Service providers

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY CARE; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; FRUSTRATION; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; AUSTRALIA; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; DEMENTIA; FOCUS GROUPS; FRUSTRATION; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; TASMANIA;

EID: 60049089384     PISSN: 09660410     EISSN: 13652524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2524.2008.00808.x     Document Type: Article

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