Feasibility and acceptability of a volunteer-mediated diversional therapy program for older patients with cognitive impairment

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Feasibility and acceptability of a volunteer-mediated diversional therapy program for older patients with cognitive impairment

Understanding the perceptions of stakeholders is critical for determining acceptability and feasibility of volunteer-mediated programs. This study evaluated the feasibility and acceptability for staff, volunteers, patients and their carers, of a volunteer diversional therapy program for patients wit...

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Main Authors:	Shee, A., Phillips, B., Hill, Keith, Dodd, K.
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	Mosby, Inc. 2014
Subjects:	Volunteers Rehabilitation Nursing Elderly Cognitive impairment
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20389

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