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| The relationship between two scales measuring aggressive behaviour among elderly nursing home residents |
| Author(s) | Ajit Shah, Edmond Chiu, David Ames |
| Journal title | International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 12, no 6, June 1997 |
| Pages | pp 628-631 |
| Keywords | Aggression ; Residents [care homes] ; Nursing homes ; Measurement ; Correlation ; Australia. |
| Annotation | Data from a large 6 month prospective study of aggressive behaviour in 11 nursing homes for the elderly in Australia are used to examine the relationship between two aggression scales: the Staff Observation Aggression Scale (SOAS) and Patel and Hope's rating scale for aggressive behaviour in the elderly (RAGE). There was a strong and significant correlation between SOAS and RAGE scales for the total and the subscale scores. Both these scales appear useful in measuring aggressive behaviour in nursing homes, and the nursing home staff can be trained in completing them effectively. |
| Accession Number | CPA-970807241 A |
| Classmark | EPB: KX: LHB: 3R: 49: 7YA |
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