Dying of boredom: An exploratory case study of time use, apparent affect, and routine activity situations on two Alzheimer's special care units

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 337-350

  Wood, Wendy ^a   Womack, Jennifer ^b   Hooper, Barbara ^a  

^a Veterinary Dentistry and Oral Surgery   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Human activities; Quality of life; Social environment; Time

Indexed keywords

EID: 67649509851     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.63.3.337     Document Type: Article

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