The effects of group living homes on older people with dementia: A comparison with traditional nursing home care

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 24, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 970-978

  Te Boekhorst, Selma ^a,b   Depla, Marja F I A ^a   De Lange, Jacomine ^a   Pot, Anne Margriet ^a,b,c   Eefsting, Jan A ^b  

^a NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Psychogeriatric nursing homes; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DRUG USE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GROUP HOMES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESEARCH DESIGN; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL;

EID: 70350765291     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2205     Document Type: Article

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