## Abstract ## Objective To study the effects of introducing a nursing guideline on depression in residents with dementia of psychogeriatric nursing home wards. ## Methods A multiβcenter controlled clinical trial with randomization at ward level was used to study the effects of the guideline int
The effect of horticultural activities on agitation in nursing home residents with dementia
β Scribed by Kar Yiu Luk; K. Y. Claudia Lai; Ching Ching Li; Wai Hang Cheung; Siu Ming Rin Lam; Ho Yin Li; Ka Po Ng; Wing Hing Shiu; Chui Yee So; Siu Fung Wan
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 68 KB
- Volume
- 26
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-6230
- DOI
- 10.1002/gps.2493
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