Foot massage versus quiet presence on agitation and mood in people with dementia: A randomised controlled trial

International Journal of Nursing Studies

Volumn 51, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 856-864

  Moyle, Wendy ^a,b   Cooke, Marie Louise ^a   Beattie, Elizabeth ^b   Shum, David H K ^a   O'Dwyer, Siobhan T ^a,b   Barrett, Sue ^a  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Agitation; Behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia; Complementary therapies; Dementia; Massage

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AGED; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMAN; MALE; MASSAGE; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESTLESSNESS; VERY ELDERLY;

AFFECT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; FOOT; HUMANS; MALE; MASSAGE; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION;

EID: 84899644268     PISSN: 00207489     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2013.10.019     Document Type: Article

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