Perceptions and performance of function and physical activity in assisted living communities

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 406-414

  Resnick, Barbara ^a   Galik, Elizabeth ^a   Gruber Baldini, Ann L ^a   Zimmerman, Sheryl ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted living; Function; Physical activity

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; AGED; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DESCRIPTIVE RESEARCH; EXERCISE; FAMILY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; GROOMING; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LOCOMOTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING ASSISTANT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RECREATION; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED STATES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARYLAND; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NURSES' AIDES; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 77954624134     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2010.02.003     Document Type: Article

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