Resident-to-resident aggression in nursing homes: Results from a qualitative event reconstruction study

Gerontologist

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 24-33

  Pillemer, Karl ^a   Chen, Emily K ^a   Van Haitsma, Kimberly S ^b   Teresi, Jeanne ^c,d   Ramirez, Mildred ^c,e   Silver, Stephanie ^c,e   Sukha, Gail ^c   Lachs, Mark S ^e  

^a MVR Hall ^*  (United States)

^b POLISHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c Research Division   (United States)

^d NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Abuse neglect; Aggression; Behavior; Long term care

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELDER ABUSE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING HOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGGRESSION; ANGER; ELDER ABUSE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; NEW YORK CITY; NURSING HOMES; PATIENTS' ROOMS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 84856416724     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnr107     Document Type: Article

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