The use of multi-sensory interventions to manage dementia-related behaviours in the residential aged care setting: A survey of one Australian state

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 21, Issue 21-22, 2012, Pages 3061-3069

  Bauer, Michael ^a   Rayner, Jo Anne ^a   Koch, Susan ^b   Chenco, Carol ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Royal District Nursing Service   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dementia; Multi sensory therapies; Residential aged care services; Snoezelen

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; DEMENTIA; HOME FOR THE AGED; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AGED; DATA COLLECTION; DEMENTIA; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MENTAL DISORDERS; VICTORIA;

EID: 84868000074     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2702.2012.04306.x     Document Type: Article

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