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Wandering behaviour of persons with dementia in Korea
— investigation of related factors | | Author(s) | Jun-Ah Song, Young Mi Lim, Gwi-Ryung Son Hong |
| Journal title | Aging & Mental Health, vol 12, no 3, May 2008 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis, May 2008 |
| Pages | pp 366-373 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Wandering ; Correlation ; Evaluation ; Korea. |
| Annotation | Various factors from the literature on the predictive relationships of dementia to wandering were evaluated in this study. 160 Korean people with dementia living in 14 long-term care facilities participated. The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Physical Activities of Daily Living (PADL) and Korean-translated Revised Algase Wandering Scale (Nursing Home version) (KRAWS-NH) were used to assess participants' degree of cognitive impairment, functional ability and wandering behaviour on six dimensions: persistent walking (PW), specific patterns (SP), spatial disorientation (SD), escape behaviour (EB), attention shift (AS), and negative outcomes (NO). The MMSE score was a significant negative predictor for KRAWS-NH overall and subscales except for EB, while age, PADL and history of falls were positive predictors for SD and NO. Total number of residents in a room was a significant negative predictor for EB and AS. Different factors found in people with dementia may contribute to different aspects of wandering behaviour. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-081124210 A |
| Classmark | EA: EPC: 49: 4C: 7DK |
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