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| Relationship between anxiety and agitation in dementia | | Author(s) | H Twelftree, A Qazi |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 10, no 4, July 2006 |
| Pages | pp 362-367 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Behaviour disorders ; Anxiety ; Depression ; Dementia ; Evaluation ; Cross sectional surveys ; Leicestershire. |
| Annotation | Anxiety and agitation are common in people with dementia. The consequences can be severe, including increased mortality rates and institutionalisation. Of the little literature available, some studies have assumed that agitation is the outward manifestation of anxiety, while others have attempted to differentiate between them. This study aims to investigate the relationship between anxiety and agitation in people with mild to moderate dementia. A secondary aim was to compare two measures of anxiety which have been used in people with dementia. A cross-sectional correlation design was used. Participants were 40 older people with dementia recruited from day hospitals and community mental health teams in Leicestershire. The main finding was that anxiety and agitation are associated in dementia. The degree of correlation did not support the use of agitation as a measure of anxiety. Anxiety symptoms of autonomic sensitivity were not correlated with agitation and could be used to differentiate between the two if this was required. The use of the Rating for Anxiety in Dementia (RAID) was supported as sa measure of anxiety in people with dementia. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-061031003 A |
| Classmark | EP: ENP: ENR: EA: 4C: 3KB: 8LE |
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