Need fulfillment in caring relationships: Its relation with well-being of residents in somatic nursing homes

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 731-739

  Custers, Annette F J ^a   Westerhof, Gerben J ^b   Kuin, Yolande ^a   Riksen Walraven, Marianne ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

depression; nursing home; resident staff relationship; self determination theory; subjective well being

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SATISFACTION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOMES; PATIENTS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 77955320866     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607861003713133     Document Type: Article

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