Social positioning by people with Alzheimer's disease in a support group

Journal of Aging Studies

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 11-21

  Hedman, Ragnhild ^a,b   Hellström, Ingrid ^b,c   Ternestedt, Britt Marie ^a,b   Hansebo, Görel ^a,b   Norberg, Astrid ^b,d  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Ersta Skondal University College   (Sweden)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Interaction; Personhood; Positioning; Self; Support group

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERACTION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONHOOD; POSITIONING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SELF HELP; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMICS; SUPPORT GROUP;

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE; INTERACTION; PERSONHOOD; POSITIONING; SELF; SUPPORT GROUP;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SELF CONCEPT; SELF-HELP GROUPS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84890223122     PISSN: 08904065     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaging.2013.11.003     Document Type: Article

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