Formal carers in health care and the social services witnessing abuse of the elderly in their homes

The purpose was to elucidate the reactions of formal carers as witnesses and helpers in situations of elder abuse, to illuminate abusive situations and to reflect on the findings from an ethical point of view. Twenty-one district nurses from one county council were interviewed (I, II, III, IV). They...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Saveman, Britt-Inger
Format: Doctoral Thesis
Language:English
Published: Umeå universitet, Institutionen för omvårdnad 1994
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Online Access:http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-100546
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