Knowledge of and attitudes toward nonpharmacological interventions for treatment of behavior symptoms associated with dementia: A comparison of physicians, psychologists, and nurse practitioners

Gerontologist

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 34-45

  Cohen Mansfield, Jiska ^a,b   Jensen, Barbara ^c   Resnick, Barbara ^d   Norris, Margaret ^e  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c Charles E Smith Life Communities   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^e Independent Practice   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Intervention; Long term care; Management; Nursing homes; Psychosocial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INTERNET; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING HOME; PHYSICIAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNET; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING HOMES; PHYSICIANS; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84856475219     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnr081     Document Type: Article

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