title: Evaluation and change in a psychogeriatric ward through direct observation and feedback.
abstract: Direct observations were made of patients' behaviour during occupational therapy sessions in a psychogeriatric ward, and were used to suggest changes in the conduct of these sessions, and to evaluate the effectiveness of the changes. The intervention was successful in bringing about situation-specific increases in clients' appropriate behaviour.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001519:Behavior; D003704:Dementia / Q000523:psychology* / Q000628:therapy; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D009788:Occupational Therapy