Top cited papers in International Psychogeriatrics: 6a. Quality of life for people with dementia living in residential and nursing home care: the impact of performance on activities of daily living, behavioral and psychological symptoms, language skills, and psychotropic drugs

Int Psychogeriatr. 2009 Dec;21(6):1026-30. doi: 10.1017/S1041610209990998. Epub 2009 Sep 22.

Authors

C Ballard¹, M Margallo-Lana, J T O'Brien, I James, R Howard, J Fossey

Affiliation

¹ King's College London, UK. [email protected]

PMID: 19772685
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610209990998

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MeSH terms

Activities of Daily Living / psychology*
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Aggression / psychology
Alzheimer Disease / psychology*
Alzheimer Disease / rehabilitation
Antipsychotic Agents / adverse effects
Antipsychotic Agents / therapeutic use*
Homes for the Aged*
Humans
Language Disorders / epidemiology
Language Disorders / psychology*
Mental Disorders / epidemiology
Mental Disorders / psychology*
Nursing Homes*
Psychomotor Agitation / psychology
Psychomotor Agitation / rehabilitation
Quality of Life / psychology*
Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
Residential Facilities*
Social Isolation

Substances

Antipsychotic Agents