WHEDA study: Effectiveness of occupational therapy at home for older people with dementia and their caregivers - the design of a pragmatic randomised controlled trial evaluating a Dutch programme in seven German centres

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>A recent Dutch mono-centre randomised controlled trial has shown that occupational therapy improves daily functioning in dementia. The aim of this present study is to compare the effects of the Dutch community occupational therapy pr...

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Main Authors: Vernooij-Dassen Myrra, Schornstein Katrin, Leonhart Rainer, Graff Maud, Voigt-Radloff Sebastian, Olde-Rikkert Marcel, Huell Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-10-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2318/9/44