Prevalence and correlates of disruptive behavior in patients in Norwegian nursing homes

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 22, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 916-921

  Testad, I ^a,b   Aasland, A M ^a,b   Aarsland, D ^a,b  

^a STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

Author keywords

Aggression; Agitation; Culture change; Dementia; Nursing home

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GENDER; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NORWAY; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PREVALENCE; SCORING SYSTEM; STAGING;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; NURSING HOMES; PREVALENCE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; VIOLENCE;

EID: 34648813825     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: 10991166     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1766     Document Type: Article

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