The management of behavioural problems associated with dementia in rural aged care

Collegian

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 85-95

  Ervin, Kaye ^a,b   Finlayson, Sarah ^c   Cross, Maddalena ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b Cobram District Health ^*  (Australia)

^c Benalla and District Memorial Hospital   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aged care; Antipsychotics; Behaviour management; Dementia; Non pharmacological; Nursing home

Indexed keywords

NEUROLEPTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING; NURSING HOME; RURAL HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIPSYCHOTIC AGENTS; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; INAPPROPRIATE PRESCRIBING; MALE; NURSING HOMES; RURAL HEALTH SERVICES; VICTORIA;

EID: 84860239226     PISSN: 13227696     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.colegn.2012.02.003     Document Type: Article

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