The effect of a music programme during lunchtime on the problem behaviour of the older residents with dementia at an institution in Taiwan

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 19, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 939-948

  Chang, Fang Yu ^a   Huang, Hui Chi ^b   Lin, Kuan Chia ^b   Lin, Li Chan ^c  

^a TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIPEI UNIVERSITY OF NURSING AND HEALTH SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Dementia; Music; Nurses; Nursing; Older people

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CATERING SERVICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSIC THERAPY; NURSING; NURSING HOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TAIWAN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FOOD SERVICES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; MUSIC THERAPY; NURSING HOMES; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TAIWAN;

EID: 77955933928     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.02801.x     Document Type: Article

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