Living in aged care: Using spiritual reminiscence to enhance meaning in life for those with dementia

International Journal of Mental Health Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 394-401

  MacKinlay, Elizabeth ^a,b   Trevitt, Corinne ^c  

^a Centre for Ageing and Pastoral Studies   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Activities; Ageing; Dementia; Facilitation; Spiritual reminiscence

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELIGION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SPIRITUAL THERAPIES; SPIRITUALITY;

EID: 78149492550     PISSN: 14458330     EISSN: 14470349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1447-0349.2010.00684.x     Document Type: Article

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