Stimulating creativity in all elders: A continuum of interventions

Care Management Journals

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 175-181

  Sierpina, Michelle ^a   Cole, Thomas R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL BRANCH   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Cognitive stimulation; Creativity; Dementia intervention; Elders; Life story; Listening

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; COGNITION; COMMUNITY CARE; CREATIVITY; DEMENTIA; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH PROGRAM; HOME CARE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LITERATURE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; REINFORCEMENT; SKILL; SOCIAL ASPECT; WRITING;

AGED; COGNITION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; CREATIVENESS; DEMENTIA; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; INSERVICE TRAINING; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; NARRATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 23144454114     PISSN: 15210987     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1891/cmaj.2004.5.3.175     Document Type: Article

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