STAM protocol in dementia: A multicenter, single-blind, randomized, and controlled trial

American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 301-310

  Ceccato, Enrico ^a,e   Vigato, Giovanna ^b   Bonetto, Chiara ^f   Bevilacqua, Albina ^b   Pizziolo, Paolo ^g   Crociani, Susanna ^d   Zanfretta, Emanuele ^a   Pollini, Lorenza ^a   Caneva, Paolo Alberto ^e   Baldin, Lorella ^c   Frongillo, Cristina ^c   Signorini, Andrea ^c   Demoro, Sara ^h   Barchi, Elisabetta ^f  

^a Nursing Home FS Zerbato   (Italy)

^b Nursing Home Domenico Cardo   (Italy)

^c Nursing Home Immacolata di Lourdes Foundation   (Italy)

^d Territori Sociali Alta Val DElsa Foundation   (Italy)

^e FE DallAbaco Music Conservatory   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VERONA   (Italy)

^g Tuscan Music Therapy Centre   (Italy)

^h Nursing Home San Pietro   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's; cognitive rehabilitation; dementia; evidence based; music therapy; STAM protocol; STAM Dem protocol

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGGRESSION; ARTICLE; ATTENTIONAL MATRICES; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE REHABILITATION; COHEN MANSFIELD AGITATION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEFERRED PROSE MEMORY TEST; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; FORWARD AND REVERSE DIGIT SPAN EXERCISE; GERIATRIC MUSIC THERAPY PROFILE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMEDIATE PROSE MEMORY TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; MULTICENTER STUDY; MUSIC THERAPY; MUSIC THERAPY ACTIVITY SCALE; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SOUND TRAINING FOR ATTENTION AND MEMORY IN DEMENTIA;

EID: 84864251509     PISSN: 15333175     EISSN: 19382731     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1533317512452038     Document Type: Article

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