Dementia and occupation: A review of the literature

Canadian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 132-140

  Egan, Mary ^a   Hobson, Sandra ^b   Fearing, Virginia G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dementia; Literature review; Occupation (human)

Indexed keywords

ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; LITERATURE; OCCUPATION; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REVIEW;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OCCUPATIONS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 33746023338     PISSN: 00084174     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2182/cjot.05.0015     Document Type: Review

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