Doing everyday lifeexperiences of the oldest old

Scandinavian Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 99-109

  Larsson, Åsa ^a   Haglund, Lena ^a   Hagberg, Jan Erik ^a  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aged; Doing; Elderly; Well elderly

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMMUNITY LIVING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HABIT; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGE; LIFESTYLE; MENTAL STRESS; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGE FACTORS; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 69149103117     PISSN: 11038128     EISSN: 16512014     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/11038120802409762     Document Type: Article

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