A systematic review of staff training interventions to reduce the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia

Ageing Research Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 354-364

  Spector, Aimee ^a,b   Orrell, Martin ^a,b   Goyder, Judith ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NORTH EAST LONDON NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's; Behaviour; BPSD; Dementia; Intervention; Staff; Training

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ANXIETY; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; EDUCATION PROGRAM; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; NURSING HOME PERSONNEL; NURSING STAFF; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RESIDENTIAL CARE; REVIEW; SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY; STAFF TRAINING; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; DEMENTIA; EDUCATION; GERIATRICS; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; INTERNSHIP AND RESIDENCY; MEDICAL STAFF; PSYCHIATRY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84870342000     PISSN: 15681637     EISSN: 18729649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arr.2012.06.005     Document Type: Review

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