The effects of therapeutic activity kits in emergency department patients with dementia: Study protocol for a pragmatic randomized control trial.
Leonie HiggsDiane AtkinsonNathan J BrownLinda M SchnitkerCaitlin LockGregory MerloDavid KramerLeanne BennettJames A HughesPublished in: Journal of advanced nursing (2020)
If this study is successful, it will demonstrate that a therapeutic activity kit containing activities (puzzles, colouring, music, and tactile activities) is inexpensive, easily implemented intervention that can prevent this patient group from demonstrating unsafe behaviours and requiring one-on-one nursing and restraints.