The bath! Reassessing a familiar elixir in old age

Editorial

Lois K Evans. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004 Nov.

. 2004 Nov;52(11):1957-8.

doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52527.x.

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Comment in

A warm bath.
Clarfield AM. Clarfield AM. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005 Jun;53(6):1075-6. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2005.53338_3.x. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005. PMID: 15935042 No abstract available.

Effect of person-centered showering and the towel bath on bathing-associated aggression, agitation, and discomfort in nursing home residents with dementia: a randomized, controlled trial.
Sloane PD, Hoeffer B, Mitchell CM, McKenzie DA, Barrick AL, Rader J, Stewart BJ, Talerico KA, Rasin JH, Zink RC, Koch GG. Sloane PD, et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004 Nov;52(11):1795-804. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52501.x. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004. PMID: 15507054 Clinical Trial.
Bathing disability in community-living older persons: common, consequential, and complex.
Naik AD, Concato J, Gill TM. Naik AD, et al. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004 Nov;52(11):1805-10. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2004.52513.x. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004. PMID: 15507055