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Tedium Among Personnel Working with Geriatric Patients
Author(s) -
Åström Sture,
Norberg Astrid,
Nilsson Mats,
Winblad Bengt
Publication year - 1987
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of caring sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.678
H-Index - 66
eISSN - 1471-6712
pISSN - 0283-9318
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-6712.1987.tb00613.x
Subject(s) - nursing , medicine , family medicine , psychology
. The prevalence of tedium was assessed in 1136 caregivers at institutions for elderly patients in the health care district of Umeå, northern Sweden. The proportion of personnel at risk of developing tedium was higher in long‐term care than in general care and also higher among physicians and registered nurses than among enrolled nurses and nurses' aides. There was a lower proportion of respondents with positive attitudes towards demented patients in the group of respondents with experiences of tedium.