Caregivers' strong commitment to their relationship with older people

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 99-105

  Häggström, Elisabeth ^a   Mamhidir, Anna Greta ^a   Kihlgren, Annica ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Caregiver; Focus group; Nursing home; Older adult; Relationship

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NURSE; NURSE PATIENT RELATIONSHIP; NURSING ASSISTANT; SWEDEN;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FOCUS GROUPS; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; NURSES; NURSES' AIDES; SWEDEN;

EID: 77956646691     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2010.01818.x     Document Type: Article

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