Can we help persons with dementia find their way in a new environment?

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 363-371

  McGilton, Katherine S ^a   Rivera, T M ^a   Dawson, P ^b  

^a TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b Dawson Geront Abilities Consult S   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGITATION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; MCNEMAR TEST; NURSING HOME; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPATIAL ORIENTATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CONFUSION; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; LOCATION DIRECTORIES AND SIGNS; MALE; ONTARIO; PATIENT TRANSFER; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0041320964     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1360786031000150676     Document Type: Article

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