Silver Memories: Implementation and evaluation of a unique radio program for older people

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 169-177

  Travers, Catherine ^a   Bartlett, Helen P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALLARAT   (Australia)

Author keywords

aged; dementia; music therapy; quality of life; social isolation

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONSUMER; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEARING; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MALE; MUSIC THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RECALL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION; TELECOMMUNICATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONELINESS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MUSIC THERAPY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUEENSLAND; RADIO; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIAL ISOLATION;

EID: 79951907444     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2010.508774     Document Type: Article

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