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| A comparison of the effects of toys versus live animals on the communication of patients with dementia of the Alzheimer's type | | Author(s) | Kari L Greer, Karen A Pustay, Tracey C Zaun |
| Journal title | Clinical Gerontologist, vol 24, nos 3/4, 2001 |
| Pages | pp 157-182 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Pet keeping ; Therapy ; Communication. |
| Annotation | Six older women nursing home residents with moderate dementia participated in this study. Their verbal communication was analysed for total number of words, meaningful information units, and initiations. Measurements were recorded for three conditions: without stimuli, in the presence of two toy cats, and in the presence of two live cats. The 6 participants were randomly assigned to two groups to counterbalance the order of the conditions. The live cats had the greatest influence on average subject performance across all three measurements. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-021028218 A |
| Classmark | EA: HVT: LO: U |
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