Study on factors associated with changes in quality of life of demented elderly persons in group homes

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 4-9

  Funaki, Yuuka ^a,b   Kaneko, Fumiko ^a   Okamura, Hitoshi ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIV SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Hatsudai Rehabilitation Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dementia; Housekeeping item; Occupational therapy; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESIDENTIAL HOME;

EID: 15444380954     PISSN: 11038128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11038120510031725     Document Type: Article

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