Leisure or therapeutics? Snoezelen and the care of older persons with dementia

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 118-126

  Burns, Ian ^a   Cox, Helen ^a   Plant, Helen ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Nursing Homes   (Australia)

Author keywords

Literature review; Multisensory environments; Nursing older persons; Snoezelen

Indexed keywords

AGED; DEMENTIA; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; RELAXATION TRAINING; REVIEW;

AGED; DEMENTIA; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES;

EID: 0034209102     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-172x.2000.00196.x     Document Type: Article

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