Shared Interest Groups (SHIGs) in low-income independent living facilities

Clinical Gerontologist

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 101-112

  Cohen Mansfield, Jiska ^a   Parpura Gill, Aleksandra ^a   Kotler, Meg ^b   Vass, John ^c   MacLennan, Beryce ^d   Rosenberg, Florence ^e  

^a Research Institute on Aging   (United States)

^b U S DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES   (United States)

^c Resident Services   (United States)

^d Washington School of Psychiatry   (United States)

^e Section on Aging   (United States)

Author keywords

Elderly; Independent living facilities; Loneliness; Shared Interest Group; Small group intervention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; LONELINESS; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; PATIENT SATISFACTION; RESIDENTIAL CARE; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIALIZATION; SUPPORT GROUP;

EID: 35448954321     PISSN: 07317115     EISSN: 15452301     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J018v31n01_08     Document Type: Article

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