Occupational adaptation: The experiences of older persons with physical disabilities

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 140-149

  Bontje, Peter ^a   Kinébanian, Astrid ^b   Josephsson, Staffan ^c   Tamura, Yumi ^d  

^a AINO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b AMSTERDAM UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Netherlands)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d KOBE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Occupational therapy; Phenomenology; The Netherlands

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATION; PHENOMENOLOGY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; ADAPTATION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; DISABLED PERSON; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; DISABLED PERSONS; HUMANS; MALE; NETHERLANDS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OCCUPATIONS;

EID: 14844321985     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.58.2.140     Document Type: Article

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