Study on the impact of caregivers in an Italian high specialization hospital: Presence, costs and nurse's perception

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 328-333

  Quattrin, Rosanna ^a   Artico, Carlo ^a   Farneti, Federico ^a   Panariti, Mateo ^a   Palese, Alvisa ^a   Brusaferro, Silvio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF UDINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute patient; Caregivers; Hospital; Nursing care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSES; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 65549158744     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2008.00626.x     Document Type: Article

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