Factors associated with aggressive behavior among nursing home residents with dementia

Gerontologist

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 721-731

  Whall, Ann L ^a,b   Colling, Kathleen B ^a   Kolanowski, Ann ^c   Kim, Hyo Jeong ^d   Hong, Gwi Ryung Son ^e   DeCicco, Barry ^a   Ronis, David L ^a,f   Richards, Kathy C ^g   Algase, Donna ^a   Beck, Cornelia ^h  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b OAKLAND UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^e Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^f VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^h UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression in dementia; Need Driven Dementia Compromised Behavior (NDB) model of dementia care; Nursing home care

Indexed keywords

EID: 59049106354     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/48.6.721     Document Type: Article

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