Barriers to sexual expression in residential aged care facilities (RACFs): Comparison of staff and residents' views

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 70, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2518-2527

  Villar, Feliciano ^a   Celdrán, Montserrat ^a   Fabà, Josep ^a   Serrat, Rodrigo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Long term care; Nursing; Older age; Qualitative research; Sexuality

Indexed keywords

AGED; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; SEXUALITY;

AGED; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; NURSING STAFF; SEXUALITY;

EID: 84908137644     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: 13652648     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jan.12398     Document Type: Article

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