A three perspective study of the sense of home of nursing home residents: the views of residents, care professionals and relatives

BMC Geriatrics

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 1-15

  Van Hoof, J ^a   Verbeek, H ^b   Janssen, B M ^a   Eijkelenboom, A ^c   Molony, S L ^d   Felix, E ^a   Nieboer, K A ^a   Zwerts Verhelst, E L M ^a   Sijstermans, J J W M ^a   Wouters, E J M ^a  

^a FONTYS UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^b MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c EGM Architecten   (Netherlands)

^d QUINNIPIAC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer; At homeness; Caregiver; Homelike; Older adults; Photography; Photovoice; Residents; Sense of home

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; COPING BEHAVIOR; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; STANDARDS; VERY ELDERLY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; FAMILY; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; NURSING HOMES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 84990848072     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712318     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s12877-016-0344-9     Document Type: Article

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