Promoting a good life among people with Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 50-58

  Zingmark, Karin ^a   Sandman, P O ^a   Norberg, A ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Agency; Alzheimer's disease; At homeness; Care providers; Communion; Confirmation; Familiarity; Interview; Phenomenological hermeneutics

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING CARE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESIDENTIAL HOME; STANDARD; SWEDEN;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; GROUP HOMES; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING CARE; SWEDEN;

EID: 0036548746     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2002.02145.x     Document Type: Article

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