The impact of the senior companion program on quality of life outcomes for frail older adults and their families

Home Health Care Services Quarterly

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 1-26

  Rabiner, Donna J ^a   Scheffler, Scott ^a   Koetse, Elizabeth ^a   Palermo, Jennifer ^a   Ponzi, Elizabeth ^a   Burt, Sandra ^a   Hampton, Lynelle ^a  

^a RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Home and community based care; Peer support; Senior volunteers

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY HEALTH SERVICES; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 1642275524     PISSN: 01621424     EISSN: 15450856     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J027v22n04_01     Document Type: Article

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