An investigation into the leisure occupations of older adults

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 393-400

  Ball, Veronica ^a   Corr, Susan ^a   Knight, Judith ^a   Lowis, Michael J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b OPEN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Leisure occupations; Motivation; Older people

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; E-MAIL; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTIVATION; MUSIC; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL BEING; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL ATTITUDE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED KINGDOM; VOLUNTARY WORKER; WALKING;

EID: 34948883629     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260707000905     Document Type: Article

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