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The Gerontologist 45:81-86 (2005)
© 2005 The Gerontological Society of America

Characteristics Associated With Lower Activity Involvement in Long-Term Care Residents With Dementia

Debra Dobbs, PhD1,, Jean Munn, MSW2, Sheryl Zimmerman, PhD2, Malaz Boustani, MD, MPH3, Christianna S. Williams, PhD4, Philip D. Sloane, MD, MPH5 and Peter S. Reed, PhD6

Correspondence: Address correspondence to Debra Dobbs, PhD, Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 725 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7590. E-mail: Debra_Dobbs{at}unc.edu

This article describes the characteristics associated with activity involvement in 400 residents with dementia in 45 assisted living facilities and nursing homes. Activity involvement was related to family involvement in care and staff encouragement, after adjusting for resident age, gender, race, cognitive and functional status, and comorbidity.

Key Words: Nursing homes • Assisted living • Residential care




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