Inadequate treatment for elderly patients: Professional norms and tight budgets could cause ageism in hospitals

Health Care Analysis

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 192-201

  Skirbekk, Helge ^a   Nortvedt, Per ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Ageism; Elderly patients; Nurses; Physicians; Priority settings; Professional norms; Qualitative interviews

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGEISM; BUDGET; ELDERLY CARE; ETHICS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGEISM; BUDGETS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORWAY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903169413     PISSN: 10653058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10728-012-0207-2     Document Type: Article

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