title: Dress for success. A nurse's knowledge of simple clothing adaptations and dressing aids may make the difference between rehabilitation success and failure.
abstract: Typical chronic diseases that affect older people often result in the loss of independence in daily activities, such as dressing. Losses of functional independence in such basic areas are factors in the institutionalization of elderly persons. The nurse's challenge? Help your clients remain independent. Simple clothing adaptations and dressing aids will help elderly people preserve self-esteem, social contacts, and control of their personal environment.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Cole
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003020:Clothing; D006801:Humans; D012046:Rehabilitation / Q000451:nursing*