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Auditory perceptions of vocalizations manifested by verbally agitated nursing home residents
Author(s)	P Werner, J Cohen-Mansfield, J D Newman
Journal title	Aging & Mental Health, vol 3, no 1, February 1999
Pages	pp 50-53
Source	http://www.tandfonline.com
Keywords	Behaviour disorders ; Dementia ; Residents [care homes] ; Nursing homes ; Listening ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Israel.
Annotation	The perceived disruptiveness of the vocalisations of 25 verbally agitated nursing home residents was assessed by ten experienced (nursing assistants) and ten non-experienced female listeners in this Israeli research. Both groups agreed on the ratings attributed to the vocalisations of each resident. However, overall, non-experienced listeners perceived the vocalizations as more disruptive than experienced listeners. Although generally no significant relationships were found between the perceived disruptiveness and the demographic and functional characteristics of the residents, nor with the vocalisations' acoustic features, both types of listener rated vocalisations of Alzheimer's residents as more disruptive than those of other demented residents. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-990607011 A
Classmark	EP: EA: KX: LHB: UOA: TOB: 7H6
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