Functional levels and nurse workload of elderly awaiting nursing home placement and nursing home residents: A comparative study

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 736-747

  Fjelltun, Aud Mari ^a   Henriksen, Nils ^b   Norberg, Astrid ^b   Gilje, Fredicka ^b,c,d   Normann, Hans Ketil ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b Ersta Skondal University College   (Sweden)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALASKA ANCHORAGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Level of functioning; MDDAS; Nurses; Nursing home; Nursing home placement; Resident; Waiting list; Workload

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; NORWAY; NURSE; NURSING HOME; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; STATISTICS; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; AGED; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; NURSES; NURSING HOMES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WAITING LISTS; WORKLOAD;

EID: 70449646460     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2008.00672.x     Document Type: Article

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