## Abstract ## Objectives To test the premise that individually tailored psychosocial, nursing and medical interventions to nursing home residents with dementia will reduce the frequency and severity of behavioural symptoms. ## Methods A fourโmember team comprising a psychiatrist, psychologist a
A Randomized Clinical Trial of Theory-Based Activities for the Behavioral Symptoms of Dementia in Nursing Home Residents
โ Scribed by Ann Kolanowski; Mark Litaker; Lin Buettner; Joyel Moeller; Paul T. Costa; Jr.
- Book ID
- 109132736
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 140 KB
- Volume
- 59
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0002-8614
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