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A Randomized Trial of a Combined Physical Activity and Environmental Intervention in Nursing Home Residents: Do Sleep and Agitation Improve?

Cathy Alessi, Eun Ji Yoon, John F. Schnelle, Nahla R. Al‐Samarrai, Patrice A. Cruise

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 1999 · 226 citations · 26 references

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Abstract

This study provides preliminary evidence that an intervention combining increased physical activity with improvement in the nighttime nursing home environment improves sleep and decreases agitation in nursing home residents.

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