Music and other strategies to improve the care of agitated patients with dementia: Interviews with experienced staff

Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 176-182

  Ragneskog, Hans ^a   Kihlgren, Mona ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO MEDICAL CENTRE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Agitation; Dementia; Interview; Music; Nursing staff

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MALE; MUSIC; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; RESTLESSNESS; SWEDEN;

ADULT; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; MUSIC THERAPY; PSYCHIATRIC NURSING; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION;

EID: 0030844015     PISSN: 02839318     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-6712.1997.tb00451.x     Document Type: Article

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