Assessment of social cognition in frail older adults and its association with social functioning in the nursing home

Gerontologist

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 203-212

  Washburn, Allyson M ^a,b   Sands, Laura P ^c   Walton, Pamela J ^b  

^a Los Angeles Jewish Home for the Aging   (United States)

^b Institute on Aging   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Frail older adults; Nursing homes; Social cognition; Social functioning

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NURSING HOME; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 0037388785     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/43.2.203     Document Type: Article

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