Effect of increased time spent outdoors on individuals with dementia residing in nursing homes

Journal of Housing for the Elderly

Volumn 21, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 211-228

  Calkins, Margaret ^a   Szmerekovsky, Joseph G ^b   Biddle, Stacey ^b  

^a IDEAS Institute   (United States)

^b NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Actigraphy; Agitation; Dementia; Outdoors; Sleep

Indexed keywords

EID: 57749165197     PISSN: 02763893     EISSN: 1540353X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J081v21n03_11     Document Type: Article

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