A special care unit for acutely ill patients with dementia and challenging behaviour as a model of geriatric care;Die Geriatrisch-internistische Station für Akuterkrankte Demenzpatienten (GISAD) als Innovatives Versorgungsmodell

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 453-459

  Zieschang, Tania ^a   Dutzi, Ilona ^b   Müller, Elke ^b   Hestermann, Ute ^b   Specht Leible, Norbert ^b   Grünendahl, Katinka ^c   Braun, Anke ^b   Hüger, Daniel ^d   Oster, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b Bethanien Krankenhaus   (Germany)

^c KLINIKUM LUDWIGSBURG   (Germany)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Acute care; Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD); Delirium; Special care unit

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; GERIATRICS; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; IN SERVICE TRAINING; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; RESTLESSNESS; SAFETY; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL; WORKLOAD;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DELIRIUM; DEMENTIA; GERIATRICS; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; MENTAL DISORDERS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WORKLOAD;

EID: 60049093784     PISSN: 09486704     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00391-008-0023-3     Document Type: Article

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