The power of the social environment in motivating persons with dementia to engage in occupation: Qualitative findings

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Geriatrics

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 321-333

  Teitelman, Jodi ^a   Raber, Christine ^b   Watts, Janet ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SHAWNEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

motivation; occupation; persons with dementia; social environment; volition

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650771644     PISSN: 02703181     EISSN: 15413152     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/02703181.2010.532582     Document Type: Article

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