Structural violence in long-term, residential care for older people: Comparing Canada and Scandinavia

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 390-398

  Banerjee, Albert ^a   Daly, Tamara ^a   Armstrong, Pat ^a   Szebehely, Marta ^b   Armstrong, Hugh ^c   Lafrance, Stirling ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Assault; Canada; Elder care; Long term care; Nursing home; Scandinavia; Violence; Work

Indexed keywords

AGING POPULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEALTH CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; RESIDENTIAL SATISFACTION; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; VIOLENCE; WORKING CONDITIONS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; DECISION MAKING; DENMARK; FINLAND; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MENTAL HEALTH; NORWAY; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SCANDINAVIA; SOCIAL CARE; SOCIAL STRUCTURE; STRUCTURAL VIOLENCE; SWEDEN; VIOLENCE; WORKLOAD;

AGED; CANADA; CAREGIVERS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCANDINAVIA; VIOLENCE; WORKPLACE;

CANADA; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 84856210533     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2011.10.037     Document Type: Article

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