Perspectives of older persons on bathing and bathing disability: A qualitative study

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 450-456

  Ahluwalia, Sangeeta C ^a   Gill, Thomas M ^a   Baker, Dorothy I ^a   Fried, Terri R ^a,b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VA CONNECTICUT HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Baths; Disability; Preferences; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ADL DISABILITY; AGED; ARTICLE; BATH; COMMUNITY LIVING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HOME; HUMAN; MALE; OPEN ENDED QUESTIONNAIRE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PERSONAL EXPERIENCE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BATHS; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT PREFERENCE; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF-HELP DEVICES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77949389625     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02722.x     Document Type: Article

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