A randomized controlled trial of a health-promotion programme and its effect on ADL dependence and self-reported health problems for the elderly visually impaired

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 68-74

  Eklund, Kajsa ^a,b   Sjöstrand, Johan ^a   Dahlin Ivanoff, Synneve ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Age related macular degeneration; Evaluation; Health education; Longitudinal study; Occupational therapy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DIZZINESS; ELDERLY CARE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETINA MACULA AGE RELATED DEGENERATION; RISK REDUCTION; SELF REPORT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 46949107379     PISSN: 11038128     EISSN: 16512014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11038120701442963     Document Type: Article

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