To feel safe in everyday life at home -a study of older adults after home modifications

Ageing and Society

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 791-811

  Petersson, Ingela ^a   Lilja, Margareta ^a   Borell, Lena ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

activities of daily living; autonomy; community based rehabilitation; elderly; environmental intervention; independence; Sageing in place

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ELDERLY POPULATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SAFETY; TECHNOLOGY;

EID: 84861845955     PISSN: 0144686X     EISSN: 14691779     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0144686X11000614     Document Type: Article

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