Functional level, physical activity and wellbeing in nursing home residents in three Nordic countries

Aging Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 23, Issue 5-6, 2011, Pages 413-420

  Grönstedt, Helena ^a   Hellström, Karin ^b   Bergland, Astrid ^c   Helbostad, Jorunn L ^d   Puggaard, Lis ^e   Andresen, Mette ^f   Granbo, Randi ^d   Frändin, Kerstin ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c OSLO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^f University College   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Elderly; Functional level; Nordic countries; Nursing home; Wellbeing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DENMARK; DISABILITY; FALLING; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PATIENT MOBILITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RATING SCALE; SWEDEN; WALKING; WELLBEING; WHEELCHAIR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PATIENT SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCANDINAVIA; WALKING;

EID: 84861968396     PISSN: 15940667     EISSN: 17208319     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3275/7507     Document Type: Article

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