The nursing home at night: Effects of an intervention on noise, light, and sleep

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 47, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 430-438

  Schnelle, John F ^a   Alessi, Cathy A ^a   Al Samarrai, Nahla R ^a   Fricker Jr , Ronald D ^b   Ouslander, Joseph G ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^c EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Awakenings; Night incontinence care; Noise; Nursing home; Sleep

Indexed keywords

AGED; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; LIGHT; MALE; NIGHT SLEEP; NOISE REDUCTION; NORMAL HUMAN; NURSING HOME; SLEEP TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0032938271     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1999.tb07235.x     Document Type: Article

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