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A randomized clinical trial of theory-based activities for the behavioral symptoms of dementia in nursing home residents

Objectives: To test the main and interactive effects of activities derived from the Need-Driven Dementia-Compromised Behavior model for responding to behavioral symptoms in nursing home residents.; Design: Randomized double-blind clinical trial.; Setting: Nine community-based nursing homes.; Participants: One hundred twenty-eight cognitively impaired residents randomly assigned to activities adjusted to functional level (FL) (n=32), personality style […]