A pilot study of the physiological and behavioural effects of snoezelen in dementia

British Journal of Occupational Therapy

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 61-66

  Van Diepen, Erik ^a   Baillon, Sarah F ^b   Redman, Julie ^a   Rooke, Nan ^a   Spencer, David A ^a   Prettyman, Richard ^b  

^a Bennion Centre   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGITATION; AGITATION BEHAVIOR MAPPING INSTRUMENT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COHEN MANSFIELD AGITATION INVENTORY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MEMORY; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RECORDING; RELAXATION TRAINING; RESTLESSNESS; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SNOEZELEN; STIMULATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0036487619     PISSN: 03080226     EISSN: 14776006     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/030802260206500203     Document Type: Article

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