Exploring staff experience of an "enriched environment" within stroke rehabilitation: A qualitative sub-study

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 36, Issue 21, 2014, Pages 1783-1789

  White, Jennifer H ^a   Alborough, Katherine ^a   Janssen, Heidi ^a   Spratt, Neil ^b   Jordan, Louise ^a   Pollack, Michael ^c  

^a Hunter Stroke Service   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^c Rankin Park Unit   (Australia)

Author keywords

Enrichment; Environment; Nursing staff; Patient experience; Qualitative; Rehabilitation; Stimulation; Stroke

Indexed keywords

DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; REHABILITATION NURSING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STROKE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GLOBAL HEALTH; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; MALE; REHABILITATION NURSING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STROKE;

EID: 84912119271     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2013.872200     Document Type: Article

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