Creating connections of life during life-threatening illness: Creative activity experienced by elderly people and occupational therapists

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 98-109

  la Cour, Karen ^a,b,c,e   Josephsson, Staffan ^a,b   Luborsky, Mark ^d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Research and Development Unit   (Sweden)

^c Sch of Occup Therapy/Physioterapy   (Denmark)

^d WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Creative activity; Elderly; Life threatening illness; Occupational therapists

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ART THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; NURSING HOME; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RECREATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SWEDEN; TERMINAL DISEASE;

EID: 26044480621     PISSN: 11038128     EISSN: 16512014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11038120510030889     Document Type: Article

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