Dementia - Involving patients and their caregivers in a drama programme: The caregivers' experiences

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 873-881

  Lepp, Margret ^a   Ringsberg, Karin C ^b   Holm, Ann Kristin ^c   Sellersjö, Gunilla ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

^b NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d Drama   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alternative treatment method; Culture; Dementia; Drama in education; Phenomenography; Storytelling

Indexed keywords

AGED; ATTITUDE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSATION; DANCING; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PATIENT CARE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; REVIEW; RHYTHM; SINGING; TREATMENT INDICATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; CULTURE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSIC THERAPY;

EID: 0242607715     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2702.2003.00801.x     Document Type: Review

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