Using drama to improve person-centred dementia care

International Journal of Older People Nursing

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 159-168

  Kontos, Pia C ^a,b   Mitchell, Gail J ^c   Mistry, Bhavnita ^a   Ballon, Bruce ^d,e  

^a TORONTO REHABILITATION INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d MOUNT SINAI HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Drama; Educational intervention; Embodied selfhood; Person centred care; Role play

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; GERIATRIC NURSING; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTERVIEW; LITERATURE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING; NURSING HOME; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT CARE; PERSONHOOD; ROLE PLAYING;

ADULT; AGED; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CANADA; DEMENTIA; DRAMA; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; GERIATRIC NURSING; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NURSING HOMES; NURSING STAFF; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PERSONHOOD; ROLE PLAYING;

EID: 79952198466     PISSN: 17483735     EISSN: 17483743     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-3743.2010.00221.x     Document Type: Article

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