Exploring the effect of foot massage on agitated behaviours in older people with dementia: A pilot study

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 159-161

  Moyle, Wendy ^a   Johnston, Amy Nicole Burne ^a   O'Dwyer, Siobhan Therese ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agitation; Complementary therapy; Dementia; Residential care

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHECKLIST; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FOOT; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; MASSAGE; NURSING HOME; PILOT STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RESTLESSNESS; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHECKLIST; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FOOT; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; MALE; MASSAGE; NURSING HOMES; PILOT PROJECTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; QUEENSLAND; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80052969412     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-6612.2010.00504.x     Document Type: Article

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