Wellbeing-enhancing occupation and organizational and environmental contributors in long-term dementia care facilities: An explorative study

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 69-80

  Smit, Dieneke ^a   Willemse, Bernadette ^a,b   De Lange, Jacomine ^b   Pot, Anne Margriet ^a,b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND ADDICTION   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Activities; Alzheimer's; Nursing home; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; DEMENTIA; DRINKING; EATING; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENT; EXCRETION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEISURE; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; OCCUPATION; ORGANIZATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RESIDENT; SELF CARE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STAFF; VOCATION; WALKING; WELLBEING; WELLBEING ENHANCING OCCUPATION;

AGED; DEMENTIA; ENVIRONMENT; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FEMALE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; NURSING HOMES;

EID: 84890029643     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610213001397     Document Type: Article

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