Care recipients' perceptions of activity-related life space and life satisfaction during and after geriatric rehabilitation

Quality of Life Research

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 509-520

  Åberg, Anna Cristina ^a,b  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SWEDISH SCHOOL OF SPORT AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activity; Geriatrics; Life satisfaction; Life space; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC REHABILITATION; HEART INFARCTION; HIP FRACTURE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LENGTH OF STAY; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPINE INJURY; STROKE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 43049162672     PISSN: 09629343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11136-008-9337-2     Document Type: Article

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