Relatedness, autonomy, and competence in the caring relationship: The perspective of nursing home residents

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 319-326

  Custers, Annette F J ^a   Westerhof, Gerben J ^b   Kuin, Yolande ^a   Gerritsen, Debby L ^c   Riksen Walraven, J Marianne ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Quality of life; Resident staff relationship; Self determination theory

Indexed keywords

EID: 84860890315     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2012.02.005     Document Type: Article

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