Civic engagement for older adults with functional limitations: Piloting an intervention for adult day health participants

Gerontologist

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 694-701

  Dabelko Schoeny, Holly ^a   Anderson, Keith A ^a   Spinks, Katie ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adult day care; Community involvement; Volunteerism

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MARRIAGE; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; VOLUNTARY WORKER;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY; VOLUNTARY WORKERS;

EID: 77957142019     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnq019     Document Type: Article

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