Bathing: A framework for intervention focusing on psychosocial, architectural and human factors considerations

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 121-135

  Cohen Mansfield, Jiska ^a,b   Parpura Gill, Aleksandra ^a  

^a Research Institute on Aging of the Charles E Smith Life Communities   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Agitation of elderly; Bathing of elderly people; Dementia; Non pharmacological intervention

Indexed keywords

AGITATION; ARTICLE; BATH; CAREGIVER BURDEN; DEMENTIA; ELDERLY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INFORMED CONSENT; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL PRACTICE; NURSING CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ASPECT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGGRESSION; BATHS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES;

EID: 34447621051     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2006.09.001     Document Type: Article

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