Attitudes of functionally independent residents toward residents who were disabled in old age homes: The role of separation versus integration

Journal of Applied Gerontology

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 252-268

  Iecovich, Esther ^a   Lev Ran, Orly ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Integration; Old age homes; Residents; Separation

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; COPING BEHAVIOR; GERONTOLOGY; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; INDIVIDUALIZATION; INTEGRATION; PEER REVIEW; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SEPARATION ANXIETY; WELLBEING;

EID: 33646351044     PISSN: 07334648     EISSN: 15524523     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0733464806288565     Document Type: Article

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