The influence of caregiver singing and background music on vocally expressed emotions and moods in dementia care

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 46, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 422-430

  Götell, Eva ^a   Brown, Steven ^b   Ekman, Sirkka Liisa ^c  

^a MÄLARDALEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Caregivers; Dementia; Emotion; Music; Qualitative content analysis; Video recording

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MUSIC; NURSING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AFFECT; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSIC;

EID: 62549148720     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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