The effects of refurbishment on residents' quality of life and wellbeing in two Swedish residential care facilities

Health and Place

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 717-724

  Falk, Hanna ^a   Wijk, Helle ^a   Persson, Lars Olof ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elderly; Quality of life; Residential care facilities; Supportive physical environment; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE; HOUSING PROVISION; QUALITY OF LIFE;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENT; RESIDENTIAL CARE; WELLBEING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA; SWEDEN;

EID: 64749108110     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2008.11.004     Document Type: Article

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