Quality of life in people living with dementia in nursing homes

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 480-484

  Moyle, Wendy ^a   O'Dwyer, Siobhan ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dementia; Long term care; Nursing home; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

DEMENTIA; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL ASPECT; STAFF;

DEMENTIA; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; NURSING HOMES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84867328256     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: 14736578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0b013e32835a1ccf     Document Type: Review

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