Nursing workload predictors in Catalonia (Spain): A home care cohort study

Gaceta Sanitaria

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 308-313

  Gené Badia, Joan ^a,b,c,d   Borràs Santos, Alícia ^d   Carles Contel Segura, Joan ^b   Camprubí Casellas, Ma Dolors ^b   Cegri Lombardo, Francisco ^b   Heras Tebar, Antonio ^b   Noguera Rodríguez, Ramón ^b   González Martínez, Susana ^e   Oliver Olius, Anna ^f   Piñeiro González, Martiño ^g   Montanuy Baró, Teresa ^c   Limón Ramírez, Esther ^b   Aranzana Martínez, Antonio ^b   Pedret Llaberia, Roser ^b   Borrell Muñoz, Manuel ^h   Hidalgo García, Antonio ^d  

^a ABS Casanova Consorci d'Atenció Primària de Salut de l'Eixample CAPSE   (Spain)

^b INSTITUT CATALÀ DE LA SALUT   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d Institut de Recerca Jordi Gol i Gurina   (Spain)

^e CSI Consorci de Salut Integral   (Spain)

^f CAP Les Corts Gesclinic   (Spain)

^g CAP Larrard PAM   (Spain)

^h EAP Sarrià CatSalut   (Spain)

Author keywords

Elderly; Home care; Nursing workload; Primary care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DECUBITUS; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FORECASTING; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; SOCIAL CLASS; SPAIN; STATISTICS; WORKLOAD;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DEPENDENCY (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORECASTING; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOUSE CALLS; HUMANS; MALE; PRESSURE ULCER; SOCIAL CLASS; SPAIN; WORKLOAD;

EID: 79960845688     PISSN: 02139111     EISSN: 15781283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gaceta.2010.12.011     Document Type: Article

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