Aging and place in long-term care settings: Influences on social relationships

Journal of Aging and Health

Volumn 26, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 1320-1339

  Bonifas, Robin P ^a   Simons, Kelsey ^b   Biel, Barbara ^c   Kramer, Christie ^a  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health and functional limitations; Impact of place; Long term care; Social relationships

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIEND; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOME; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; FAMILY; FEMALE; FRIENDS; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; PEER GROUP; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH;

EID: 84918787587     PISSN: 08982643     EISSN: 15526887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0898264314535632     Document Type: Article

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