We're on the same side: Improving communication between nursing home and family

Health Communication

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 12-20

  Majerovitz, S Deborah ^a,c   Mollott, Richard J ^b   Rudder, Cynthia ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b Long Term Care Community Coalition ^*  (United States)

^c CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLASSIFICATION; CONSUMER; EDUCATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TRUST; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PERSONNEL STAFFING AND SCHEDULING; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; TRUST; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60849131496     PISSN: 10410236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10410230802606950     Document Type: Article

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