Dementia: Involving patients in storytelling - A caring intervention. A pilot study

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 256-263

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BORÅS   (Sweden)

^c NORDIC SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Caring intervention; Comfort; Consolation; Dementia; Quality of life; Storytelling

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONVERSATION; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING; PEDAGOGICS; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

AGED; CAREGIVERS; COMMUNICATION; DEMENTIA; EMPATHY; FEMALE; FOLKLORE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LIFE CHANGE EVENTS; MALE; MEMORY; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOTHERAPY, GROUP; SELF DISCLOSURE;

EID: 13444278810     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2004.01042.x     Document Type: Article

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