Power mobility for a nursing home resident with dementia

American Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 63, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 765-771

  Wang, Rosalie H ^a,b   Holliday, Pamela J ^b,c   Fernie, Geoff R ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognition; Dementia; Interpersonal relations; Mobility limitation; Socialization; Wheelchairs

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; DEMENTIA; ENVIRONMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; NURSING HOME; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; WHEELCHAIR;

AFFECT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; ENVIRONMENT; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; WHEELCHAIRS;

EID: 75449087241     PISSN: 02729490     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5014/ajot.63.6.765     Document Type: Article

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