Health maintenance for the independent frail older adult: Can it improve physical and mental well-being?

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 23, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1185-1193

  Dungan, Joyce M ^a,d   Brown, Abby V ^b   Ramsey, Mildred A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE   (United States)

^b Health Maintenance

^c Child/Fam Serv Gerontology Prog   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ELDERLY CARE; EXERCISE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HAND GRIP; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SATISFACTION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; BLOOD PRESSURE; EXERCISE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HAND STRENGTH; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 0030162695     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1996.12016.x     Document Type: Article

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