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| A survey of the frequency and impact of behaviours of concern in dementia on residential aged care staff | | Author(s) | Katrina Cubit, Gerry Farrell, Andrew Robinson |
| Journal title | Australasian Journal on Ageing, vol 26, no 2, June 2007 |
| Publisher | Blackwell Publishing, June 2007 |
| Pages | pp 64-70 |
| Source | http://www.cota.org.au / http://www.blackwellpublishingasia.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Behaviour disorders ; Attitude ; Care home staff ; Cross sectional surveys ; Australia. |
| Annotation | Staff perceptions of the frequency of behaviours of concern (BoC) exhibited by residents with dementia was investigated in a cross-sectional survey of staff in 15 aged care facilities in Tasmania, using a self-administered questionnaire. More than 80% of staff reported residents' repetitive actions, wandering and verbal disruption as occurring more than once a day BoC. The three highest ranked BoC reported as being the most disruptive to the running of the unit were verbal disruption, wandering and repetitive actions. Residents' physical aggression, verbal disruptions and wandering were ranked 1, 2, and 3, respectively, as causing staff the most personal distress. Although occurring infrequently,. physical aggression is the BoC perceived by staff to cause them the greatest amount of personal distress. (RH) |
| Accession Number | CPA-070629206 A |
| Classmark | EA: EP: DP: QRM: 3KB: 7YA |
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