Evaluation of occupational therapy interventions for elderly patients in Swedish acute care: A pilot study

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 203-210

  Wressle, Ewa ^a   Filipsson, Viveka ^b   Andersson, Lena ^b   Jacobsson, Beatrice ^b   Martinsson, Karin ^b   Engel, Kristina ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Client centred; Discharge planning; Elderly; Intervention

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY CARE; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH CARE NEED; HOME CARE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT CARE PLANNING; PILOT STUDY; PRESCRIPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SWEDEN;

EID: 33750479488     PISSN: 11038128     EISSN: 16512014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11038120600593049     Document Type: Article

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