Familiar physical activity to familiar music: The effects on apathy, agitation, eating ability, and dietary intake in institutionalized older adults with dementia
Background. Many older adults with dementia residing in nursing homes or assisted living facilities exhibit behavioral disturbances such as agitation and apathy. In addition they lose their ability to feed themselves and often suffer serious malnutrition as their dietary intake decreases. Music has...
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ScholarWorks@UMass Amherst
2010
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| Online Access: | https://scholarworks.umass.edu/dissertations/AAI3397734 |