Relationship between familiar environment and wandering behaviour among Korean elders with dementia

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1365-1373

  Hong, Gwi Ryung Son ^a   Song, Jun Ah ^b  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b Korea University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dementia; Environment; Families; Korea; Nurses; Nursing; Wandering

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WALKING;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; WALKING;

EID: 64549161614     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2008.02566.x     Document Type: Article

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