Initial psychometrics of the ambiance scale: A tool to study person-environment interaction in dementia

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 266-272

  Algase, Donna L ^a   Yao, Lan ^a   Son, Gwi Ryung ^a   Beattie, Elizabeth R A ^a   Beck, Cornelia ^b   Whall, Ann F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AMBIANCE SCALE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE;

ARKANSAS; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; MICHIGAN; NURSING HOMES; PSYCHOMETRICS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 34250174150     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860600963604     Document Type: Article

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