Exploring practitioners’ frames of reference for discomfort management of nursing home residents with dementia: A Q-methodology study.
Purpose: This study employed Q-methodology to explore frames of reference of nursing home practitioners in managing discomfort of residents with dementia. Methods: In-depth interviews were conducted with eight nursing home practitioners, all of whom had experience caring for residents with dementia....
| Published in: | Journal of Korean Gerontological Nursing Vol. 27; no. 2; pp. 143 - 154 |
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Korean Gerontological Nursing Society
May2025
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