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| The relationship between premorbid life-style and wandering behaviors in institutionalized people with dementia | | Author(s) | A D Linton, M A Matteson, V Byers |
| Journal title | Aging: Clinical and Experimental Research, vol 9, no 6, December 1997 |
| Pages | pp 415-418 |
| Keywords | Dementia ; Residents [care homes] ; Nursing homes ; Wandering ; Stress ; Social characteristics [elderly] ; Exercise ; Personality ; Recreation ; Occupations ; United States of America. |
| Annotation | The purpose of this US study was to determine the relationship between the wandering behaviour of patients in special care dementia units (SCUs) and premorbid job, leisure activities, exercise, stress reduction strategies, and desire for socialisation. 23 male and 26 female residents (mean age 79) participated in the study. Family members responded to an open-ended questionnaire regarding their relative's premorbid activities. Subjects were observed three times for one-hour intervals on each of three shifts (day, evening, night) at randomly selected times to assess wandering behaviour. Behaviour was logged every five minutes. The subjects' most frequent conditions were awake (21%), alone (20%), and in their own rooms (17%). Twenty-four (50%) of the subjects were observed pacing, and 16 (33%) were agitated or restless at some point in time. Statistical analysis showed no significant correlations between premorbid lifestyle variable rankings and the amount of time spent standing, walking and pacing. The findings suggest that wandering behaviour is not influenced by premorbid lifestyles. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-980423225 A |
| Classmark | EA: KX: LHB: EPC: QNH: F: CEA: DK: H: XM: 7T |
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