References
- Barber , C. E. and Palsey , B. K. 1995 . Family Care of Alzheimer's patient: the role of gender and generational relationship on caregiving outcomes. . J. Appl. Gerontol , 14 ( 2 ) : 172 – 192 .
- Colerick , E. J. and George , L. K. 1986 . Predictors of institutionalization among caregivers of patients with Alzheimer's disease. . Journal of the American Geriatrics Society , 34 ( 7 ) : 493 – 498 .
- Ejaz , F. K. , Schur , D. and Noelker , L. S. 1997 . The effect of activity involvement and social relationships on boredom among nursing home residents. . Activities, Adaptation & Aging , 21 ( 4 ) : 53 – 56 .
- Fagan , T. 1990 . The social behaviors of integrated mentally handicapped children at play. Unpublished master's thesis, Dalhousie University, Halifax, N S
- Goldberg , R. T. 1985 . Alzheimer's Disease: From benign neglect to community living. . Rehabilitation Literature , 45 : 122 – 131 .
- Gorelick , P. B. and Bozzola , F. B. 1991 . Alzheimer's disease-Clues to the cause. . Postgraduate Medicine , 89 ( 4 ) : 232 – 238 .
- Hills , G. A. 1998 . Caregivers of the Elderly: Hidden Patients and Health Team Members. . Topics in Geriatric Rehabilitation , 14 ( 1 ) : 1 – 11 .
- Karlis , G. and Dawson , D. 1994 . Mental health promotion through recreation: A look at qualitative program evaluation. . Journal of Applied Recreation Research , 19 ( 4 ) : 267 – 280 .
- Kelly , G. R. , McNally , E. and Chambliss , L. 1983 . Therapeutic recreation for long-term care patients. . Therapeutic Recreation Journal , 17 ( 1 ) : 33 – 41 .
- Kloseck , M. , Davidson , H. A. and Ellis , G. D. 1995 . Importance of short-term benefits of day program participation for persons with dementia. . Journal of Applied Recreation Research , 20 ( 1 ) : 3 – 15 .
- Levy , L. 1987 . Psychosocial intervention and dementia, Part 1: State of the art, future directions. . Occupational Therapy in Mental Health , 7 ( 1 ) : 69 – 107 .
- Logsdon , R. G. and Terri , L. 1997 . The pleasant events schedule—AD: Psychometric properties and relationship to depression and cognition in Alzheimer's Disease patients. . The Gerontologist , 37 ( 1 ) : 40 – 45 .
- MacQueen , J. and Singleton , J. F. 1996 . A Study of Family Caregivers of people with Senile Dementia of Alzheimerts type. Research into Healthy Aging: Challenges in Changing Times. An Interdisciplinary Research Conference Proceedings. Dalhousie and Mount Saint Vincent University. (248–259)
- Petry , S. , Cummings , J. L. , Hill , M. A. and Shapira , J. 1988 . Personality alterations in dementia of the Alzheimer's type. . Arch Neurology , 45 : 1187 – 1190 .
- Pierce , C. and Siek , V. 1986 . Activity therapy with cognitively impaired psychiatric patients. . Bulletin of the Menninger Clinic , 50 ( 1 ) : 111 – 119 .
- Pruchno , Michaels and Potashnik . 1990 . Predictors of institutionalization among Alzheimer disease victims with caregiving spouses. . Journal of Gerontology , 45 ( 6 ) : 259 – 266 .
- Pruchno and Resche . 1989 . Aberrant behaviors and Alzheimer's disease: Mental health effects on spouse caregivers. . Journal of Gerontology , 44 ( 5 ) : 177 – 182 .
- Reisberg , B. 1983 . “ Clinical diagnosis and differential diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease. ” . In Alzheimer's Disease: The Standard Reference. New York : TheFree Press .
- Rubin , E. H. , Morris , J. C. and Berg , L. 1987 . The progression of personality changes in senile dementia of the Alzheimer's type. . Journal of the American Geriatric Society , 35 ( 8 ) : 721 – 725 .
- Strub , R. 1980 . Alzheimer's disease—current perspectives. . Journal of Clinical Psychiatry , 41 ( 4 ) : 110 – 112 .
- Terri , L. , Larson , E. B. and Reifler , B. V. 1988 . Behavioral disturbance in dementia Alzheimer type. . Journal of the American Geriatric Society , 36 ( 1 ) : 1 – 6 .
- Vitaliano , P. P. , Russo , J. , Young , H. M. , Brecker , J. and Maiuro , R. 1991 . Screen for caregiver burden. . The Gerontologist , 31 ( 1 ) : 76 – 83 .
- Weiss , I. K. and Kronberg , J. 1986 . Upgrading TR service to severely disoriented elderly. . Therapeutic Recreation Journal , 20 : 33 – 42 . (1)