The reasons for nursing home entry in an adult day care population: Caregiver reports versus regression results

Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry and Neurology

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 274-281

  Cohen Mansfield, Jiska ^a,b,c   Wirtz, Philip W ^d  

^a Charles E Smith Life Communities   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^d GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult day care; Institutionalization; Nursing home entry; Relative's reports

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 70450214376     PISSN: 08919887     EISSN: 15525708     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0891988709335799     Document Type: Article

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