Diagnostic labels, stigma, and participation in research related to dementia and mild cognitive impairment

Research in Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 112-121

  Garand, Linda ^a   Lingler, Jennifer H ^a   Conner, Kyaien O ^b   Dew, Mary Amanda ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSOCIATION; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEMENTIA; ETHICS; FAMILY; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SELECTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COGNITION DISORDERS; CUES; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; NURSING RESEARCH; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT SELECTION; PREJUDICE; RESEARCH DESIGN; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 75749125784     PISSN: 19404921     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/19404921-20090401-04     Document Type: Review

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