Changes in the quality of life of people with dementia living in care homes

Alzheimer Disease and Associated Disorders

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 285-290

  Hoe, Juanita ^a   Hancock, Geraldine ^a   Livingston, Gill ^a   Woods, Bob ^b   Challis, David ^c   Orrell, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer disease; Care homes; Dementia; Outcome measures; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE ALZHEIMER DISEASE SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE INDEX; RESIDENTIAL CARE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGED; ANXIETY; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY OF LIFE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 70349134355     PISSN: 08930341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WAD.0b013e318194fc1e     Document Type: Article

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