Conflict between nursing home staff and residents' families: Does it increase burnout?

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 895-912

  Abrahamson, Kathleen ^a   Jill Suitor, J ^b   Pillemer, Karl ^c  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Caregiving; Nursing; Nursing homes

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BURNOUT; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY INTERACTION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME PATIENT; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BURNOUT, PROFESSIONAL; CAREGIVERS; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FAMILY; HOME NURSING; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; JOB SATISFACTION; LONG-TERM CARE; NEW YORK; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES; NURSES' AIDES; NURSING HOMES; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 69149100723     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264309340695     Document Type: Article

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