The effect of staff training on agitation and use of restraint in nursing home residents with dementia: A single-blind, randomized controlled trial

Journal of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 80-86

  Testad, Ingelin ^a,b   Ballard, Clive ^c   Brønnick, Kolbjørn ^a   Aarsland, Dag ^a,b  

^a STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PSYCHEDELIC AGENT; NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

AGED; AGITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STAFF TRAINING; ADULT; CONTINUING EDUCATION; EXERCISE; MANPOWER; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RESTLESSNESS; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE;

ADULT; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION, CONTINUING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RESTRAINT, PHYSICAL; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 77449086628     PISSN: 01606689     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4088/JCP.09m05486oli     Document Type: Article

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