Methods | RCT | |
Participants | 68 (4x17) nursing home residents with a diagnosis of dementia | |
Interventions | (1) calming music (2) hand massage (3) calming music and hand massage (4) no intervention (One treatment of 10 min. Only groups 2 and 4 are considered in this review) | |
Outcomes | Agitation (CMAI score) | |
Notes | ||
Risk of bias | ||
Bias | Authors' judgement | Support for judgement |
Allocation concealment? | Low risk | A ‐ Adequate |
CMAI: Cohen‐Mansfield Agitation Inventory