JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 8 , Pages 559-567 , October 2009

Perceived Barriers to Effective Job Performance Among Nursing Assistants in Long-Term Care

  • Patricia A. Parmelee, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Center for Mental Health and Aging, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Patricia A. Parmelee, PhD, Center for Mental Health and Aging, The University of Alabama, Box 870315, Tuscaloosa, AL 35487.
    • ,
  • Mary C. Laszlo, BA

      Affiliations

    • Center for Mental Health and Aging, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, AL
    • ,
  • Jo A. Taylor, BSN, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Long-Term Care Consultant, Asheville, NC

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 This research was supported by National Institute of Aging grant AG026181 to the first author. The work was begun while Dr. Parmelee and Ms. Laszlo were at Emory University and the Atlanta Veterans Affairs Medical Center (Parmelee only).

PII: S1525-8610(09)00174-1

doi: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.05.001

JAMDA
Volume 10, Issue 8 , Pages 559-567 , October 2009

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