The effect of music therapy compared with general recreational activities in reducing agitation in people with dementia: A randomised controlled trial

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 28, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1031-1038

  Vink, A C ^a,b,c   Zuidersma, M ^a   Boersma, F ^a   De Jonge, P ^a   Zuidema, S U ^a   Slaets, J P J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b ArtEZ School of Music   (Netherlands)

^c KenVak Research Centre Art Therapies   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

agitation; Cohen Mansfield Agitation Inventory; dementia; music therapy; randomised controlled trial; recreational activities

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGITATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; COHEN MANSFIELD AGITATION INVENTORY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GLOBAL DETERIORATION SCALE STAGE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSIC THERAPY; NURSING HOME; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; RECREATIONAL THERAPY; THERAPY EFFECT;

AGITATION; COHEN-MANSFIELD AGITATION INVENTORY; DEMENTIA; MUSIC THERAPY; RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGGRESSION; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MUSIC THERAPY; NETHERLANDS; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; RECREATION THERAPY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84883552303     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.3924     Document Type: Article

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