Wandering behavior in korean elders with dementia residing in nursing homes

Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 29-38

  Song, Jun Ah ^a   Lim, Young Mi ^b   Hong, Gwi Ryung Son ^c  

^a Korea University   (South Korea)

^b Yonsei University Wonju College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Dementia; Elders; Environment; Nursing home; Wandering

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; WANDERING BEHAVIOR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; KOREA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; WANDERING BEHAVIOR;

EID: 70450195095     PISSN: 15982874     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4040/jkan.2008.38.1.29     Document Type: Article

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