Helping older adults and their families develop and implement care plans

Journal of Gerontological Social Work

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 3-23

  Pinquart, Martin ^a   Sörensen, Silvia ^b   Peak, Terry ^c  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Avoidance; Care planning; Future care needs; Intervention; Long term care; Old age; Preparation styles; Resources; Risk perception; Rumination; Vulnerability

Indexed keywords

EID: 34147196259     PISSN: 01634372     EISSN: 15404048     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J083v43n04_02     Document Type: Article

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