A Reconceptualization of the

Wright, Lore K.

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ERIC Number: EJ390247

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1988

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A Reconceptualization of the "Negative Staff Attitudes and Poor Care in Nursing Homes" Assumption.

Wright, Lore K.

Gerontologist, v28 n6 p813-20 Dec 1988

Contends that attitudes of nursing home personnel have been measured inappropriately with scales based on negative stereotypes and inaccurate knowledge about the aged in the general population. Reconceptualizes attitudes from attitudes towards older people to attitudes towards behavior essential to the care of nursing home patients. (Author/ABL)

Descriptors: Employee Attitudes, Institutionalized Persons, Negative Attitudes, Nursing Homes, Older Adults, Research Needs, Research Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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