The physical environment influences neuropsychiatric symptoms and other outcomes in assisted living residents

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1044-1054

  Bicket, Mark C ^a   Samus, Quincy M ^b   McNabney, Mathew ^a   Onyike, Chiadi U ^b,c   Mayer, Lawrence S ^b   Brandt, Jason ^a,c   Rabins, Peter ^b,c   Lyketsos, Constantine ^b,c,d   Rosenblatt, Adam ^b,c  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c The Copper Ridge Institute   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

assisted living; behavior; dementia; neuropsychiatric symptoms; physical environment

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; COGNITION; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DEMENTIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; FALLING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN DIGNITY; ILLUMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING HOME PATIENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIVACY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORY SYSTEM; TACTILE STIMULATION; TELEPHONE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 77958184258     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.2460     Document Type: Article

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