Finding the balance: Living with memory loss

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 118-124

  Gilmour, Jean A ^a   Huntington, Annette D ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Coping; Dementia; Independence; Memory loss; Qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING RESEARCH; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE; STANDARD;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING RESEARCH; PROGNOSIS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SICKNESS IMPACT PROFILE;

EID: 20844432530     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2005.00511.x     Document Type: Article

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