The impact of stimulus attributes on engagement of nursing home residents with dementia

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-6

  Cohen Mansfield, Jiska ^a,b,c   Dakheel Ali, Maha ^a   Thein, Khin ^a   Marx, Marcia S ^a  

^a Research Institute on Aging of the Charles E Smith Life Communities   (United States)

^b GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Dementia in nursing home residents; Engagement time; Non pharmacological intervention; Stimulus attributes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NURSING HOME PATIENT; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CAREGIVERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NURSING HOMES; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 67349180540     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2008.04.002     Document Type: Article

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