Using indices of happiness to examine the influence of environmental enhancements for nursing home residents with alzheimer's disease

Journal of Applied Behavior Analysis

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 541-544

  Moore, Kimberly ^a   Delaney, Jennifer A ^a   Dixon, Mark R ^a,b  

^a Illinois University   (United States)

^b SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Elderly; Emotion; Gerontology; Private events

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NURSING HOME; OBSERVER VARIATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STATISTICS;

AFFECT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FEMALE; HAPPINESS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; NURSING HOMES; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 38449122073     PISSN: 00218855     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1901/jaba.2007.40-541     Document Type: Article

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