Changes in habits related to self-care in dementia: The nursing home versus adult day care

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 184-189

  Cohen Mansfield, Jiska ^a,b,c   Jensen, Barbara ^c  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c Research Institute on Aging   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult day care; Dementia; Nursing home; Proxy reports; Self care

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AWARENESS; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DAY CARE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HABIT; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING HOME; SATISFACTION; SELF CARE;

EID: 34347377376     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317507301589     Document Type: Article

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