Can playing pre-recorded music at mealtimes reduce the symptoms of agitation for people with dementia?

International Journal of Therapy and Rehabilitation

Volumn 18, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 700-708

  Johnson, Rachel ^a   Taylor, Clare ^b  

^a Healthcare NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b BOURNEMOUTH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Agitation; Dementia; Mealtimes; Music

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868660351     PISSN: 17411645     EISSN: 1759779X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.12968/ijtr.2011.18.12.700     Document Type: Review

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