Evaluating leisure activities in the oldest old

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 31-37

  Nilsson, Ingeborg ^a   Fisher, Anne ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aged; Leisure activities; Occupational therapy; Rasch analysis; Validation studies

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LEISURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PSYCHOMETRY; RELIABILITY; RURAL AREA; SWEDEN; URBAN AREA; VALIDATION PROCESS; VOLUNTEER; WELLBEING;

EID: 33644788251     PISSN: 11038128     EISSN: 16512014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11038120500360655     Document Type: Article

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