Completeness of assisted bathing in nursing homes related to dementia and bathing method: Results from a secondary analysis of cluster-randomised trial data

International Journal of Older People Nursing

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 121-129

  van Achterberg, Theo ^a,b,d   van Gaal, Betsie G I ^b   Geense, Wytske W ^b   Verbeke, Geert ^a,c   van der Vleuten, Carine ^b   Schoonhoven, Lisette ^b,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^d UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aged; Baths; Nursing; Quality improvement; Residential facilities

Indexed keywords

BATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NURSING; NURSING HOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKIN CARE; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; BATHS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYGIENE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOMES; SKIN CARE;

EID: 84949818379     PISSN: 17483735     EISSN: 17483743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/opn.12104     Document Type: Article

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