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| Case-controlled study of nursing home residents referred for treatment of vocally disruptive behavior | | Author(s) | Brian Draper, John Snowdon, Susanne Meares |
| Journal title | International Psychogeriatrics, vol 12, no 3, September 2000 |
| Pages | pp 333-344 |
| Keywords | Behaviour disorders ; Aggression ; Residents [care homes] ; Nursing homes ; Referrals ; Australia. |
| Annotation | Factors associated with vocally disruptive behaviour (VDB) in nursing home patients referred to Australian aged care outreach services in Sydney and Newcastle for treatment were identified using a case-control methodology. Characteristics of VDB, reasons for referral, perceived causal factors, and psychotropic use were noted. 25 subjects and controls were examined with the Screaming Behaviour Mapping Instrument, the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD), the Dementia Behaviour Disturbance Scale (DBDS), and measures of cognition, functional capacity, social activities, and emotional reactions of nursing staff. VDB was associated with other disturbed behaviours, depression, anxiety, severe dementia, functional impairment, communication difficulties, use of psychotropic medicine, social isolation, and emotional distress in the nursing staff. Reasons for referral may relate more to the stress experienced by nursing home staff in managing VDB than to specific attributes of the VDB itself. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-010126210 A |
| Classmark | EP: EPB: KX: LHB: L5R: 7YA |
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