The Sydney Multisite Intervention of LaughterBosses and ElderClowns (SMILE) study: cluster randomised trial of humour therapy in nursing homes

Lee-Fay Low; Henry Brodaty; Belinda Goodenough; Peter Spitzer; Jean-Paul Bell; Richard Fleming; Anne-Nicole Casey; Zhixin Liu; Lynn Chenoweth

doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002072

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The Sydney Multisite Intervention of LaughterBosses and ElderClowns (SMILE) study: cluster randomised trial of humour therapy in nursing homes

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Lee-Fay Low Dementia Collaborative Research Centre, Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Henry Brodaty Dementia Collaborative Research Centre, Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Belinda Goodenough Dementia Collaborative Research Centre, Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Peter Spitzer Humour Foundation, Chatswood, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Jean-Paul Bell Arts Health Institute, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Richard Fleming NSW & ACT Dementia Training Study Centre, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Anne-Nicole Casey Dementia Collaborative Research Centre, Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Zhixin Liu Dementia Collaborative Research Centre, Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, School of Psychiatry, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles
Lynn Chenoweth Health and Ageing Research Unit, University of Technology, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia PubMed articles Google scholar articles

Correspondence to Dr Lee-Fay Low; lf.low{at}unsw.edu.au

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Low L, Brodaty H, Goodenough B, et al

The Sydney Multisite Intervention of LaughterBosses and ElderClowns (SMILE) study: cluster randomised trial of humour therapy in nursing homes

BMJ Open 2013;3:e002072. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2012-002072

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Received September 10, 2012
Revised November 15, 2012
Accepted December 10, 2012
First published January 11, 2013.

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