Influence of the Eden Alternative™ on the functional status of nursing home residents

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 1-20

  Hinman, Martha R ^a   Heyl, Deborah M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal assisted therapy; Eden Alternative; Functional status; Geriatrics; Horticulture therapy; Nursing home; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BOREDOM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENTAL ENRICHMENT; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HELPLESSNESS; HORTICULTURE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONELINESS; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; NURSING HOME; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS;

EID: 0036962426     PISSN: 02703181     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J148v20n02_01     Document Type: Article

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