Individualized music played for agitated patients with dementia: Analysis of video-recorded sessions

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 146-155

  Ragneskog, Hans ^a   Asplund, Kenneth ^b   Kihlgren, Mona ^c   Norberg, Astrid ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^c ÖREBRO MEDICAL CENTRE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Agitation; Dementia; Music; Nursing; Video recording

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSIC; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RELAXATION TRAINING; RESTLESSNESS; VIDEORECORDING;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; EMOTIONS; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSIC; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; RELAXATION TECHNIQUES; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 0035383388     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-172X.2001.00254.x     Document Type: Article

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