Intergenerational volunteering and quality of life for persons with mild to moderate dementia: Results from a 5-month intervention study in the united states

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 392-396

  George, Daniel R ^a   Singer, Mendel E ^b  

^a PENN STATE MILTON S HERSHEY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; intergenerational; quality of life; stress

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BECK ANXIETY INVENTORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EFFECT SIZE; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERGENERATIONAL VOLUNTEERING PROGRAM; INTERVENTION STUDY; KINDERGARTEN; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; STRESS; UNITED STATES; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 79953747218     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: 15457214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JGP.0b013e3181f17f20     Document Type: Article

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