Family involvement in timely detection of changes in health of nursing homes residents: A qualitative exploratory study

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 27, Issue 1-2, 2018, Pages 317-327

  Powell, Catherine ^a   Blighe, Alan ^a   Froggatt, Katherine ^b   McCormack, Brendan ^c   Woodward Carlton, Barbara ^d   Young, John ^e   Robinson, Louise ^f   Downs, Murna ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d ALZHEIMER'S SOCIETY   (United Kingdom)

^e BRADFORD ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^f NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

acute care; aged care; chronic illness; elder care; family; hospital; nursing homes; older people; qualitative study

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CLINICAL PRACTICE; EMERGENCY CARE; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MANAGER; NURSE; NURSING HOME PATIENT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAMPLING; STAFF; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; AGED; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL TRIAL; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN RELATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING HOME; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; FAMILY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; NURSING HOMES; PROFESSIONAL-FAMILY RELATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 85038238339     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.13906     Document Type: Article

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