Decisional Control in Moving to a Nursing Home: Postadmission Adjustment and Well-Being

Gerontologist

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1992, Pages 96-103

  Reinardy, James R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Discharge planning; Long term care; Relocation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ELDERLY CARE; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; WELLBEING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING HOMES; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.;

EID: 0026518460     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/32.1.96     Document Type: Article

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