Transition to retirement and participation in mainstream community groups using active mentoring: a feasibility and outcomes evaluation with a matched comparison group.
Background This paper reports on the feasibility and outcomes of a transition to retirement programme for older adults with disability. Without activities and social inclusion, retirees with disability are likely to face inactivity, isolation and loneliness. Methods Matched intervention and comparis...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Intellectual Disability Research Vol. 59; no. 8; pp. 703 - 719 |
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Wiley-Blackwell
Aug2015
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