Conceptualization and measurement of getting lost behavior in persons with early dementia

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2005, Pages 760-768

  Chiu, Yi Chen ^a   Algase, Donna ^b   Liang, Jersey ^b   Liu, Hsiu Chih ^c,d   Lin, Ker Nan ^c  

^a CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c TAIPEI VETERANS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL YANG MING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Everyday spatial questionnaire for dementia; Executive functions; Getting lost behavior; Wayfinding strategies

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHINA; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL HOSPITAL; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OUTPATIENT; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PREDICTION; PREVALENCE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMETRY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SYMPTOM; TAIWAN; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGED; COGNITION; CONFUSION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORIENTATION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TAIWAN;

EID: 23844438648     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1356     Document Type: Article

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