Evaluating the quality of life of long-term care residents with dementia

Gerontologist

Volumn 45, Issue SPEC. ISS. 1, 2005, Pages 37-49

  Sloane, Philip D ^a,b   Zimmerman, Sheryl ^b   Williams, Christianna S ^b,c   Reed, Peter S ^d   Gill, Karminder S ^b,c   Preisser, John S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^c IL   (United States)

^d ALZHEIMER'S ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted living; Dementia; Long term care; Nursing homes; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; DISPERSION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; PREDICTION; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RELIABILITY; RESIDENT;

EID: 27744476478     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/45.suppl_1.37     Document Type: Article

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