Elderly persons with disabilities in Sweden: Their experiences of everyday life

Occupational Therapy International

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 133-149

  Tollén, Anita ^a   Fredriksson, Carin ^a   Kamwendo, Kitty ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activities of daily living; Elderly living; Phenomenography

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIALIZATION; SWEDEN; TASK PERFORMANCE; URBAN AREA;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; SWEDEN;

EID: 52949119183     PISSN: 09667903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/oti.254     Document Type: Article

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