Strategies for improving family satisfaction with long-term care facilities: Direct care and family-staff interactions

Annals of Long-Term Care

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2009, Pages

  McVeigh, Sarah E ^a   Jablonski, Rita A ^b   Penrod, Janice ^b  

^a School of Nursing ^*  (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMPATHY; FAMILY ATTITUDE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPICE CARE; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONG TERM CARE; REVIEW; SATISFACTION; SOCIAL NETWORK; TERMINAL CARE;

EID: 67849109887     PISSN: 15247929     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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