Qualitative study on the impact of falling in frail older persons and family caregivers: Foundations for an intervention to prevent falls

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 14, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 834-842

  Faes, Miriam C ^a   Reelick, Miriam F ^a   Joosten Weyn Banningh, Liesbeth W ^a   De Gier, Maartje ^a   Esselink, Rianne A ^a   Olde Rikkert, Marcel G ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

accidental falls; cognitive impairment; frail older persons; informal caregivers; qualitative research

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMOGRAPHY; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTION; FALLING; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MARRIAGE; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; MIDDLE AGED; NETHERLANDS; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 77956036049     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607861003781825     Document Type: Article

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