Best practice and needs for improvement in the chain of care for persons with dementia in Sweden: A qualitative study based on focus group interviews

BMC Health Services Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Bökberg, Christina ^a   Ahlström, Gerd ^a   Karlsson, Staffan ^a   Hallberg, Ingalill Rahm ^a   Janlöv, Ann Christin ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b KRISTIANSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Best practice; Chain of care; Dementia care; Health care; Home care; Nursing; Nursing home; Professional care providers; Transitions

Indexed keywords

ADULT; COOPERATION; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING HOME; PATIENT CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; STANDARDS; SWEDEN; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; SWEDEN;

EID: 84988638290     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14726963     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-014-0596-z     Document Type: Article

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