The objective was to explore the impact of the quality of nurse-physician communication on the quality of psychotropic drug use in Swedish nursing homes, while controlling for resident mix and other nursing home characteristics. Data were collected from a sample of 36 Swedish nursing homes...

Analyses using self reports and medical and pharmacy records of 762 men and women were conducted to assess the impact of general health status, health factors related to women's reproductive role and employment status on their use of over the counter and prescription drugs. Results showed that...

In dieser Arbeit wird die Problematik älterer und alternder Arbeitskräfte im Spannungsfeld von demographischem Wandel, (hoher) Arbeitslosigkeit, Problemen der Rentenfinanzierung, Ansprüchen der Arbeitgeber sowie die Lebensqualität der Erwerbstätigen wird thematisiert. Innerhalb dieser...