Use of the life story in the institutional care of people with dementia: A review of intervention studies

Ageing and Society

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 431-454

  Moss, Inger ^a,c   Björn, Agnes ^b  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b University College Oeresund   (Denmark)

^c NONE   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Dementia; Institutional care; Intervention evaluations; Life story; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

DISEASE; DISEASE PREVALENCE; HEALTH CARE; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; SOCIAL IMPACT;

EID: 33745240957     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X06004806     Document Type: Review

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