Care providers' perceptions of the importance of oral care and its performance within everyday caregiving for nursing home residents with dementia

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 92-99

  Sonde, Lars ^a   Emami, Azita ^a,b   Kiljunen, Hannes ^b   Nordenram, Gunilla ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Stockholms Sjukhem Foundations ^*  (Sweden)

Author keywords

Care; Dementia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MOUTH HYGIENE; NURSING; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; NURSING HOMES; ORAL HYGIENE;

EID: 79951539873     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: 14716712     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.2010.00795.x     Document Type: Article

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