Conducting randomized controlled trials with older people with dementia in long-term care: Challenges and lessons learnt

International Journal of Nursing Practice

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-59

  Murfield, Jenny ^a   Cooke, Marie ^a   Moyle, Wendy ^a   Shum, David ^a   Harrison, Scott ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Crossover design; Dementia; Methodology; Randomized controlled trial; Research design

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEMENTIA; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 78751638124     PISSN: 13227114     EISSN: 1440172X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-172X.2010.01906.x     Document Type: Article

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