Quality of life in the care home: A qualitative study of the perspectives of residents with multiple sclerosis

Disability and Rehabilitation

Volumn 34, Issue 24, 2012, Pages 2095-2102

  Riazi, Afsane ^a   Bradshaw, Siobhan A ^a   Playford, E Diane ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Care home residents; Care homes; Multiple sclerosis; Qualitative research; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NURSING HOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED KINGDOM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH STATUS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NURSING HOMES; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 84867295904     PISSN: 09638288     EISSN: 14645165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/09638288.2012.672539     Document Type: Article

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