Nursing assistants' behavior during morning care: effects of the implementation of snoezelen, integrated in 24-hours dementia care
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Julia C.M. van Weert PhD. Senior Researcher, NIVEL, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands Bienke M. Janssen MA. Researcher, NIVEL, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands Alexandra M. van Dulmen PhD. Research Coordinator, NIVEL, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands Peter M.M. Spreeuwenberg MA. Statistician, NIVEL, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands Jozien M. Bensing PhD. Professor in Health Psychology, Director, NIVEL, Netherlands Institute for Health Services Research, Utrecht, The Netherlands Miel W. Ribbe MD PhD. Professor in Nursing Home Medicine, Department of Nursing Home Medicine, VU University Medical Center/EMGO Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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