Occupational therapy practice in Australia with people with dementia: A profile in need of change

Australian Occupational Therapy Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 155-163

  Bennett, Sally ^a   Shand, Sarah ^a   Liddle, Jacki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dementia; Health care surveys; Occupational therapy

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEMENTIA; FALLING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ARCHITECTURAL ACCESSIBILITY; AUSTRALIA; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; ORGANIZATIONAL INNOVATION; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION;

EID: 79956288584     PISSN: 00450766     EISSN: 14401630     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1630.2011.00930.x     Document Type: Article

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