Who determines the rehabilitation needs of care home residents?. An observational survey

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 138-141

  Chang, Yung Yun ^a,b   Peng, Li Ning ^a,c   Lin, Ming Hsien ^a,c   Lai, Hsiu Yun ^a,c   Chen, Liang Kung ^a,c   Hwang, Shinn Jang ^a,c   Lan, Chung Fu ^c  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Assessment of needs; Geriatric patients; Long term care; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; GERIATRIC REHABILITATION; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOME PATIENT; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH SERVICES FOR THE AGED; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING HOMES; REHABILITATION; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 79551600019     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.03.002     Document Type: Article

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