A randomized clinical trial of theory-based activities for the behavioral symptoms of dementia in nursing home residents

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1032-1041

  Kolanowski, Ann ^a   Litaker, Mark ^b   Buettner, Lin ^c   Moeller, Joyel ^a   Costa Jr , Paul T ^d  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

^d JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

activity intervention; behavioral symptoms; dementia; nursing home; personality style of interest

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AGED; AGITATION; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL LEVEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY STYLE OF INTEREST; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLEASURE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; APATHY; AROUSAL; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; MOTOR ACTIVITY; NURSING HOMES; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION;

EID: 79958776915     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: 15325415     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03449.x     Document Type: Article

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