Very old people's experience of occupational performance outside the home: Possibilities and limitations

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 77-85

  Hovbrandt, Pia ^a   Fridlund, Bengt ^a,b   Carlsson, Gunilla ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b LINNAEUS UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Environment design; Frail elderly; Mobility limitation; Occupational therapy; Phenomenography; Usability

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DATA ANALYSIS; ELDERLY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; EXPERIENCE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; JOB PERFORMANCE; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT SELECTION; PHENOMENOLOGY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PHYSICAL MOBILITY; RESOURCE MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 34250003460     PISSN: 11038128     EISSN: 16512014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11038120600773013     Document Type: Article

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