Musical intervention for patients with dementia: A meta-analysis

Journal of Clinical Nursing

Volumn 22, Issue 9-10, 2013, Pages 1203-1216

  Vasionyte, Ieva ^a   Madison, Guy ^b  

^a VILNIUS UNIVERSITY   (Lithuania)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Affective; Behaviour; Clinical practice; Cognitive functioning; Dementia; Emotion; Meta analysis; Music; Music therapy; Treatment effects

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEMENTIA; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MUSIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

DEMENTIA; HUMANS; MUSIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84876169444     PISSN: 09621067     EISSN: 13652702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jocn.12166     Document Type: Article

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