Exploring the effect of aquatic exercise on behaviour and psychological well-being in people with moderate to severe dementia: A pilot study of the Watermemories Swimming Club

Australasian Journal on Ageing

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 124-127

  Neville, Christine ^a   Henwood, Tim ^a   Beattie, Elizabeth ^b   Fielding, Elaine ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavioural and psychological symptoms; Dementia; Long term care; Non pharmacological intervention

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGING; AUSTRALIA; CHECKLIST; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; KINESIOTHERAPY; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL HEALTH; MULTICENTER STUDY; PHASE 1 CLINICAL TRIAL; PILOT STUDY; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SWIMMING POOL; TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHECKLIST; COGNITION; DEMENTIA; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL HEALTH; PILOT PROJECTS; QUEENSLAND; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SWIMMING POOLS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84901988753     PISSN: 14406381     EISSN: 17416612     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ajag.12076     Document Type: Article

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