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| Wandering behaviour and attempted exits among residents diagnosed with dementia-related illnesses: a qualitative approach | | Author(s) | Joan I Dickinson, Joan McLain-Kark |
| Journal title | Journal of Women & Aging, vol 10, no 2, 1998 |
| Pages | pp 23-34 |
| Source | http://www.tandfonline.com |
| Keywords | Wandering ; Dementia ; Psychogeriatric patients ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | This study investigated exiting attempts and wandering behaviour among residents diagnosed with dementia-related illnesses in a dementia care unit in Virginia, United States (US). Residents were exposed to three test conditions: a mini-blind that concealed the view from the door, a cloth panel that concealed the panic bar of the door, and both the mini-blind and the cloth panel. During these test conditions, qualitative observations were conducted in addition to recording the attempted exits. Findings suggest that residents seemed to exit due to goal-orientation, exit-seeking behaviours, and attraction to the panic bar. |
| Accession Number | CPA-980406404 A |
| Classmark | EPC: EA: LF:E: 7T |
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