Does a 'Singing Together Group' improve the quality of life of people with a dementia and their carers? A pilot evaluation study

Dementia

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 157-176

  Camic, Paul M ^a   Williams, Caroline Myferi ^b   Meeten, Frances ^c  

^a CANTERBURY CHRIST CHURCH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b SUSSEX PARTNERSHIP NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

dementia; quality of life; Senses Framework; singing group; wellbeing

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876040380     PISSN: 14713012     EISSN: 17412684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1471301211422761     Document Type: Article

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