Exploration of subjective well-being and dependence in daily activities at the beginning of the geriatric rehabilitation process: A challenge to traditional goal-setting and evaluation procedures?

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 173-184

  Nygren, Carita ^a   Iwarsson, Susanne ^a   Dehlin, Ove ^b  

^a Dept Clin Neurosci PO B ^*  (Sweden)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living (ADL); Gender; Geriatrics; Quality of life; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPENDENT PERSONALITY DISORDER; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; WELLBEING;

EID: 0034040061     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0167-4943(00)00055-8     Document Type: Article

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