Factors Associated With Resident Aggression Toward Caregivers in Nursing Homes

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 249-257

  Zeller, Adelheid ^a   Dassen, Theo ^b   Kok, Gerjo ^c   Needham, Ian ^d   Halfens, Ruud J G ^c  

^a Landscape Architecture   (Switzerland)

^b CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^c MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^d Center of Education and Research   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aggression; Cross sectional survey; Nursing home; Resident

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL; SWITZERLAND; VIOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGRESSION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; PROFESSIONAL-PATIENT RELATIONS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SWITZERLAND; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84865645101     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2012.01459.x     Document Type: Article

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