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Aggressive behaviour in the Chinese elderly — validation of the Chinese version of the Rating Scale for Aggressive Behaviour in the Elderly (RAGE) in hospital and nursing home settings
Author(s)	Linda C W Lam, Helen F K Chiu, Janna Ng
Journal title	International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 12, no 6, June 1997
Pages	pp 678-681
Keywords	Schizophrenia ; Chinese people ; Hospital services ; Nursing homes ; Evaluation ; Hong Kong.
Annotation	In this study of psychogeriatric inpatients and nursing home residents in Hong Kong, 30 subjects participated in the validation of the Chinese version of the Rating Scale for Aggressive Behaviour in the Elderly (CRAGE). 88 subjects were assessed by the CRAGE for patterns of aggressive behaviour. The CRAGE showed satisfactory validity and reliability measures. Aggressive episodes were found in 57% of the subjects, mostly mild in nature. No significant difference was found in CRAGE total scores in different institutions and across diagnoses. Hospital and schizophrenic patients had significantly higher ratings in overall aggressiveness. Demented subjects had higher CRAGE ratings. Although there was no significant difference in total aggressive episodes among different elderly institutions, chronic psychiatric patients were more frequently regarded as aggressive.
Accession Number	CPA-970807250 A
Classmark	ELK: TKL: LD: LHB: 4C: 7DR
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