Description of retained abilities in older persons with dementia

Research in Nursing and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 158-166

  Wells, Donna L ^a   Dawson, Pam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Abilities; Dementia; Older persons

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING HOME; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SELF CARE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VETERAN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SELF CARE; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VETERANS;

EID: 0034170164     PISSN: 01606891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-240X(200004)23:2<158::AID-NUR8>3.0.CO;2-L     Document Type: Article

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