Verbal cueing and environmental modifications: Strategies to improve engagement in occupations in persons with alzheimer disease

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 197-211

  Chard, Gill ^a   Liu, Lili ^b   Mulholland, Susan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (AMPS); Assisted living facility; Caregiver training; Occupational therapy intervention

Indexed keywords

EID: 68249099912     PISSN: 02703181     EISSN: 15413152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02703180802206280     Document Type: Article

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