The comparative effectiveness among institutionalized and non-institutionalized elderly people in taiwan of reminiscence therapy as a psychological measure

Journal of Nursing Research

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 237-245

  Wang, Jing Jy ^a  

^a FOOYIN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Depressive symptom; Mood status; Reminiscence therapy; Self esteem; Self health perception

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERONTOPSYCHIATRY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; MEMORY; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING HOME; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD; TAIWAN;

AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MALE; MEMORY; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING HOMES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SELF CONCEPT; TAIWAN;

EID: 7044249615     PISSN: 16823141     EISSN: 1948965X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.JNR.0000387507.06502.d9     Document Type: Article

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