Factors associated with the prevalence of violent behaviour among residents living in nursing homes

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 972-980

  Isaksson, Ulf ^a   Åström, Sture ^a,b   Sandman, Per Olof ^a   Karlsson, Stig ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

Author keywords

Environment; Job satisfaction; Nurses; Nursing home; Violence; Working climate

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MALE; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; NURSING HOME; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; VIOLENCE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; SWEDEN; VIOLENCE;

EID: 61849168842     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02440.x     Document Type: Article

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