Individual music therapy for agitation in dementia: An exploratory randomized controlled trial

Aging and Mental Health

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 667-678

  Ridder, Hanne Mette O ^a   Stige, Brynjulf ^b   Qvale, Liv Gunnhild ^b   Gold, Christian ^b  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

agitation disruptiveness; caregiver burnout; person centered care; psychotropic medication; quality of life

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MUSIC THERAPY; NURSING HOME; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESTLESSNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CROSS-OVER STUDIES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSIC THERAPY; NURSING HOMES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; QUALITY OF LIFE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84881279349     PISSN: 13607863     EISSN: 13646915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2013.790926     Document Type: Article

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