An exploration of participation in leisure activities post-stroke

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 159-166

  O'Sullivan, Clare ^a   Chard, Gill ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Ageing; Health; Leisure; Occupational therapy; Stroke

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; MALE; MENTAL STRESS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RECORDING; STROKE; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOMETRICS; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; STROKE; TAPE RECORDING; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77954107130     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2009.00833.x     Document Type: Article

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