Nurses in distress? An explorative study into the relation between distress and individual neuropsychiatric symptoms of people with dementia in nursing homes

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 384-391

  Zwijsen, S A ^a   Kabboord, A ^a   Eefsting, J A ^b   Hertogh, C M P M ^a   Pot, A M ^c,d   Gerritsen, D L ^e   Smalbrugge, M ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Zonnehuisgroep IJssel Vecht   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^d NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

^e RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

behavioural symptoms; burnout; caregiver; nursing homes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; APATHY; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; DISTRESS SYNDROME; EUPHORIA; FEMALE; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; NURSE; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; VERY ELDERLY;

BEHAVIOURAL SYMPTOMS; BURNOUT; CAREGIVER; NURSING HOMES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; NURSES; NURSING HOMES; ODDS RATIO; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84895788207     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.4014     Document Type: Article

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