Role of Namaste Care: A Person-Centered Approach to Enhance the Quality of Life of the Elderly with Alzheimer’s Disease: NC and Improved QoL in Patients with AD

NC and Improved QoL in Patients with AD

Authors

  • Rafat Rezapour-Nasrabad Department of Psychiatric Nursing and Management, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
  • Marzieh Heydari Department of Educational Sciences, Abadeh Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abadeh, Iran
  • Seyedeh Fatemeh Moosavi Moqaddam Department of Nursing, School of Nursing, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran
  • Saeedeh Piri Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Social Development and Health Promotion Research Center, Health Institute, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
  • Elham Sadeghi Moghimi Department of Community Health Nursing, Vali Asr Nursery, Shiraz, Iran
  • Sanaz Rustaee Department of Nursing Internal Surgery, School of Nursing, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.31661/gmj.v12i.3205

Keywords:

Namaste Care, Alzheimer’s Disease, Elderly, Quality of Life

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2023-12-18

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