What is meaningful activity for people with dementia living in care homes? A comparison of the views of older people with dementia, staff and family carers

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 548-558

  Harmer, Barbara J ^a   Orrell, Martin ^b  

^a OXLEAS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activities; Care homes; Dementia; Focus groups

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; FAMILY INTERACTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MUSIC; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING STAFF; RESIDENTIAL FACILITIES;

EID: 53949104000     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607860802343019     Document Type: Article

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