Satisfaction in everyday life for frail 85-year-old adults: A Danish population study

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 3-11

  Johannesen, Annette ^a   Petersen, Janne ^b   Avlund, Kirsten ^c  

^a Danish Institute of Gerontology   (Denmark)

^b Res Centre for Prevention Health   (Denmark)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Activity; Ageing; Continuity; Functional ability; Homes care services; Institutional care; Self determination; Social policy; Social relations; Use of own resources

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DENMARK; EMOTIONALITY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FRIEND; GENDER; HOME; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INDEPENDENCE; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; INTERVIEW; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; POPULATION RESEARCH; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SATISFACTION;

EID: 1942519269     PISSN: 11038128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11038120410019045     Document Type: Article

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