Pilot study of behavioral treatment in dementia care units

Gerontologist

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 406-410

  Lichtenberg, Peter A ^a,b   Kemp Havican, Julie ^c   MacNeill, Susan E ^d   Johnson, Amanda Schafer ^b  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Marquette County Medical Center   (United States)

^d WILLIAM BEAUMONT HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Dementia; Dementia care units; Well being intervention

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; PILOT STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RURAL POPULATION; WELLBEING;

EID: 20044392681     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/45.3.406     Document Type: Article

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