The relationship between care providers relational behaviors and residents mood and behavior in long-term care settings

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 507-515

  McGilton, Katherine S ^a,b   Sidani, Souraya ^c   Boscart, Veronique M ^a   Guruge, Sepali ^c   Brown, Maryanne ^a  

^a TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

behavioral rating scales; care provider interactional behaviors; care provider resident interactions; dementia; nurse aide interactions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MANPOWER; NURSING; NURSING HOME; PATIENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADULT; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; ONTARIO; PATIENTS;

EID: 84859731268     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2011.628980     Document Type: Article

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