Loneliness and social support among nursing home residents without cognitive impairment: A questionnaire survey

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 611-619

  Drageset, Jorunn ^a   Kirkevold, Marit ^b,c   Espehaug, Birgitte ^a  

^a BERGEN UNIVERSITY COLLEGE   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Loneliness; Nursing home; Older people; Quantitative design; Social support

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; LONELINESS; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

AGED; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; LONELINESS; NURSING HOMES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 79955524679     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2010.09.008     Document Type: Article

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