What do cognitively intact older people think about the use of electronic tracking devices for people with dementia? A preliminary analysis

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 22, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1301-1309

  Landau, Ruth ^a   Werner, Shirli ^a   Auslander, Gail K ^a   Shoval, Noam ^a   Heinik, Jeremia ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Cognitively intact elderly; Dementia; Global Positioning Systems (GPS); Israel

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CAREGIVER; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; DEVICE; ELECTRONIC TRACKING DEVICE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ISRAEL; MALE; PATIENT AUTONOMY; PATIENT SAFETY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SAFETY; SELF HELP; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; DEMENTIA; FAMILY; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SELF-HELP DEVICES;

EID: 79952198837     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610210001316     Document Type: Article

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