Development of a Protocol for the Assessment of Assistive Aids for People with Dementia

Dementia

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 281-296

  Hagen, Inger ^a   Holthe, Torhild ^b   Gilliard, Jane ^c   Topo, Päivi ^d   Cahill, Suzanne ^e   Begley, Emer ^e   Jones, Kerry ^f   Duff, Pertina ^g   Macijauskiene, Jurate ^h   Budraitiene, Ausra ⁱ   Bjørneby, Sidsel ^j   Engedal, Knut ^k  

^a Own Company   (Norway)

^b Norwegian Centre for Dementia Research   (Norway)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^e ST JAMES S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

^f BLACKBERRY HILL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g Work Research Centre Ltd   (Ireland)

^h Kaunas University of Medicine   (United Kingdom)

ⁱ Mental Health Primary Centre   (United Kingdom)

^j Own Company   (Norway)

^k ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

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Author keywords

independence; technology; usefulness; well being

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993782428     PISSN: 14713012     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1471301204045161     Document Type: Article

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