A review of research with elderly people as respondents reported in occupational therapy journals

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 116-126

  Larsson, Åsa ^a,b   Haglund, Lena ^a   Hagberg, Jan Erik ^a,b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b National Institute for the Study of Ageing and Later Life (NISAL)   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aged; Occupational therapy research; Oldest old; Review; Subjective experience; User perspective

Indexed keywords

AGED; ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY DEVICE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INSTRUMENT VALIDATION; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY PRACTICE; PUBLICATION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; TECHNICAL AID; THEORY-PRACTICE RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 46949109346     PISSN: 11038128     EISSN: 16512014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11038120701858804     Document Type: Review

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