Is quality of life being compromised in people with dementia in long-term care?

International Journal of Older People Nursing

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 245-252

  Moyle, Wendy ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dementia; Knowledge transfer; Long term care; Quality of life; Standardised measures

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT; STANDARD;

AGED; AGING; DEMENTIA; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF CONCEPT;

EID: 79952198689     PISSN: 17483735     EISSN: 17483743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-3743.2010.00230.x     Document Type: Article

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