Connecting the learners: Improving uptake of a nursing home educational program by focusing on staff interactions

Gerontologist

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 446-459

  Colón Emeric, Cathleen S ^a,b   Pinheiro, Sandro O ^a   Anderson, Ruth A ^c   Porter, Kristie ^c   McConnell, Eleanor ^b,c   Corazzini, Kirsten ^c   Hancock, Kathryn ^d   Lipscomb, Jeffery ^d   Beales, Julie ^d   Simpson, Kelly M ^e  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b GERIATRIC RESEARCH EDUCATION AND CLINICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e KayeM Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Falls; Nursing homes; Provider education

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; EDUCATION; EVALUATION STUDY; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84900791525     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnt043     Document Type: Article

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