Dementia care at the intersection of regulation and reflexivity: A critical realist perspective

Journals of Gerontology - Series B Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences

Volumn 66 B, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 119-128

  Kontos, Pia C ^a,b   Miller, Karen Lee ^b   Mitchell, Gail J ^c   Cott, Cheryl A ^a,b  

^a TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Critical realism; Long term care; Personal support workers; Qualitative methods

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LAW; LEGAL ASPECT; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEGISLATION AS TOPIC; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POINT-OF-CARE SYSTEMS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE;

EID: 79951971664     PISSN: 10795014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geronb/gbq022     Document Type: Review

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