[Alcohol and drug misuse of the elderly in health care facilities].

  • Silke Kuhn
  • Christian Haasen

Abstract

A nationwide representative survey was conducted in residential care facilities and facilities offering care for the elderly in their homes (home care facilities) with the aim to estimate the rate of alcohol and drug misuse among this population and to evaluate the way in which nursing staff deal with the problem.

Bibliographical data

Original languageGerman
Article number5
ISSN0941-3790
Publication statusPublished - 2012
pubmed 21866494