Staff perceptions of staff-family interactions in nursing homes

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 168-177

  Utley Smith, Queen ^a   Colón Emeric, Cathleen S ^b   Lekan Rutledge, Deborah ^a   Ammarell, Natalie ^a   Bailey, Donald ^a   Corazzini, Kirsten ^a   Piven, Mary L ^c   Anderson, Ruth A ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Demanding families; Qualitative study; Relationship patterns; Staff family encounters

Indexed keywords

EID: 67549099656     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2007.11.003     Document Type: Article

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