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Importance of quality recreation activities for older adults residing in nursing homes
— considerations for gerontologists | | Author(s) | Michael Haberkost, Mary Dellmann-Jenkins, Jeanne M Bennett |
| Journal title | Educational Gerontology, vol 22, no 8, December 1996 |
| Pages | pp 735-745 |
| Keywords | Recreation ; Residents [care homes] ; Nursing homes ; Participation ; Quality of life ; Literature reviews ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This article is intended to assist gerontologists' efforts in promoting better understanding among nursing home professionals and the public of the importance of providing nursing home residents with quality recreation and activity programmes. Research literature is reviewed, documenting the positive impact of participation in recreational activities on nursing home residents' functional abilities and quality of life. An intervention project is described which provided activity staff with programme design information specific to the psychosocial well-being of residents and their levels of mental and physical functioning. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970319006 A |
| Classmark | H: KX: LHB: TMB: F:59: 64A: 7T |
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