Altruistic activity patterns among long-term nursing residents

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 45-61

  Cipriani, Joseph ^a   Faig, Shannon ^b   Ayrer, Karrie ^d   Brown, Lindsay ^d   Johnson, Nathaniel C ^c  

^a University of New York   (United States)

^b Just Kids   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d NONE

Author keywords

Altruism; Long term care; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALTRUISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; FRIEND; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NURSING HOME PATIENT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

EID: 33746618404     PISSN: 02703181     EISSN: 15413152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J148v24n03_04     Document Type: Article

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