Functional Mobility, Depressive Symptoms, Level of Independence, and Quality of Life of the Elderly Living at Home and in the Nursing Home

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 662-666

  Karakaya, Mehmet Gürhan ^a   Bilgin, Sevil Çuvalci ^b   Ekici, Gamze ^c   Köse, Nezire ^b   Otman, Ayşe Saadet ^d  

^a MUGLA SITKI KOCMAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^c AHI EVRAN UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^d BILKENT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Geriatric assessment; home dwelling elderly; nursing home residents

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HOME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PATIENT MOBILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 70350359681     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.06.002     Document Type: Article

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