Testing the effect of function-focused care in assisted living

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 2233-2240

  Resnick, Barbara ^a   Galik, Elizabeth ^a   Gruber Baldini, Ann ^b   Zimmerman, Sheryl ^c,d  

^a Mobile Health Unit   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c School of Social Work   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

assisted living; function; older adults; physical activity

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMMUNITY CARE; COPING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FUNCTION FOCUSED CARE IN ASSISTED LIVING; GAIT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; MALE; MOOD; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PSYCHOSOCIAL CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE;

EID: 84155163788     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03699.x     Document Type: Article

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