Long term care staff beliefs about evidence based practices for the management of dementia and agitation

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 118-124

  Ayalon, Liat ^a   Arean, Patricia ^b   Bornfeld, Heather ^b   Beard, Renee ^c  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Dissemination; Knowledge; Nonpharmacological intervention; Patient centered care

Indexed keywords

AGITATION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION PROGRAM; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUP; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HELPLESSNESS; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MOTIVATION; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL KNOWLEDGE; SOCIAL BELIEF; STIGMA; WORK EXPERIENCE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 67649342393     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2077     Document Type: Article

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