Needs of people with early-stage Alzheimer's disease: Reviewing the evidence

Journal of Gerontological Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 5-15

  Bossen, Ann L ^a   Pringle Specht, Janet K ^a   McKenzie, Sharon E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA COLLEGE OF NURSING   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AWARENESS; COGNITION; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEPRESSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMOTION; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SAFETY; SELF EVALUATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AWARENESS; COGNITION; CULTURAL DIVERSITY; DEPRESSION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EMOTIONS; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; PATIENT CARE TEAM; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 85050897029     PISSN: 00989134     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/00989134-20090301-08     Document Type: Review

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