The feasibility of measuring social networks among older adults in assisted living and dementia special care units

Dementia

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 199-219

  Abbott, Katherine M ^a   Bettger, Janet Prvu ^b   Hampton, Keith N ^c   Kohler, Hans Peter ^d  

^a POLISHER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted living; dementia special care unit; personal networks; social networks; whole networks

Indexed keywords

ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING HOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOMETRIC STATUS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NURSING HOMES; SOCIAL SUPPORT; SOCIOMETRIC TECHNIQUES;

EID: 84925257582     PISSN: 14713012     EISSN: 17412684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1471301213494524     Document Type: Article

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