Preservation of self in people with dementia living in residential care: A socio-biographical approach

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1720-1730

  Surr, Claire Alice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Dementia; Interpretive biographical analysis; Residential care; Self identity; Theories of self; UK

Indexed keywords

HEALTH CARE; IDENTITY CONSTRUCTION; MENTAL HEALTH;

ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; IDENTITY; INTERVIEW; LITERATURE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; ROLE CHANGE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; EGO; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; IDENTIFICATION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NARRATION; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES; WALES;

EID: 32644445127     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2005.08.025     Document Type: Article

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