Effects of a creative expression intervention on emotions, communication, and quality of life in persons with dementia

Nursing Research

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 417-425

  Phillips, Lorraine J ^a   Reid Arndt, Stephanie A ^b   Pak, Youngju ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

^b School of Health Professions   (United States)

^c University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

art; behavioral symptoms; dementia; emotions

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CREATIVITY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING HOME; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

AGED; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; COMMUNICATION; CREATIVENESS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; LEAST-SQUARES ANALYSIS; MALE; MISSOURI; NARRATION; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; PILOT PROJECTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES;

EID: 78649237303     PISSN: 00296562     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NNR.0b013e3181faff52     Document Type: Article

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