Balancing independence and safety: The challenge of supporting older people with dementia and sight loss

Age and Ageing

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 476-480

  Lawrence, Vanessa ^a   Murray, Joanna ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Dementia; Elderly; Independence; Qualitative research; Sight loss

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DEMENTIA; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INDEPENDENCE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; INDEPENDENT LIVING; INFORMATION PROCESSING; PSYCHOLOGY; SAFETY; VERY ELDERLY; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSON;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; FOCUS GROUPS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; INDEPENDENT LIVING; SAFETY; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS;

EID: 77954288199     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afq054     Document Type: Article

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