Sexual behaviour of nursing home residents: Staff perceptions and responses

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 371-379

  Roach, Sally M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b WACRRM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Affection; Aged care; Grounded theory; Nursing home; Nursing home management; Nursing home staff; Qualitative method; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL STAFF; NURSING HOME; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SWEDEN;

AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; PREJUDICE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SWEDEN; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 8344230706     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2648.2004.03206.x     Document Type: Article

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