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Exploring dance as a therapy for symptoms and social interaction in a dementia care unit
- Authors:
- DUIGNAN Debbie, HEDLEY Lynne, MILVERTON Rachael
- Journal article citation:
- Nursing Times, 4.8.09, 2009, pp.19-22.
- Publisher:
- Nursing Times
This pilot study evaluated Wu Tao dance therapy as an intervention for dementia and assessed its impact on agitation. The four week pilot involved six clients with dementia attending dance sessions with members of staff in a residential dementia facility in Australia. Agitation was measured using the Cohen Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI). Agitation scores were reduced in four out of six