Motivating the Geriatric Patient for Rehabilitation
- 1 October 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
- Vol. 31 (10) , 586-589
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1532-5415.1983.tb04598.x
Abstract
Geriatric patients often appear unmotivated for rehabilitation, and poor motivation is frequently the reason given for excluding them from rehabilitation programs. These patients may actually be impeded by specific obstacles to the development of motivation. Appropriate intervention may enable them to make better use of rehabilitation opportunities. The concept of human motivation and what is known about aging and motivation are reviewed. Specific age-related changes are examined and treatment interventions identified to maximize the patients'' participation in rehabilitation toward improved functional ability.This publication has 8 references indexed in Scilit:
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