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Disruptive vocalization and depression in older nursing home residents
Author(s)Michael Dwyer, Gerard J A Byrne
Journal titleInternational Psychogeriatrics, vol 12, no 4, December 2000
Pagespp 463-472
KeywordsBehaviour disorders ; Aggression ; Depression ; Dementia ; Residents [care homes] ; Nursing homes ; Evaluation ; United States of America.
AnnotationScreaming and other types of disruptive vocalisation are commonly observed in nursing home residents, as are depressive symptoms, though the relationship between disruptive vocalisation and depressive symptoms is unclear. The authors examined this relationship in older nursing home residents aged 63 to 97. Nurse ratings of disruptive vocalisations were measured against the noisy behaviour sub-scale of the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI). A psychiatrist independently rated subjects for depressive symptoms using the Dementia Mood Assessment Scale (DMAS), the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD), and the Depressive Signs Scale (DSS). Vocally disruptive nursing home residents scored significantly higher than controls on each of these three depression-in-dementia scales. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-010321202 A
ClassmarkEP: EPB: ENR: EA: KX: LHB: 4C: 7T

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