Nursing Aide Reports of Combative Behavior by Residents With Dementia: Results from a Detailed Prospective Incident Diary

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 220-227

  Morgan, Debra G ^a   Cammer, Allison ^a   Stewart, Norma J ^b   Crossley, Margaret ^b   D'Arcy, Carl ^b   Forbes, Dorothy A ^c   Karunanayake, Chandima ^a  

^a ROYAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Combative behavior; Dementia; Long term care; Nursing aide; Prospective incident diary; Responsive behavior

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CANADA; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMBATIVE BEHAVIOR; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; HITTING; HUMAN; INCIDENT REPORT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; NURSING ASSISTANT; NURSING HOME; PUNCHING; RESIDENT; SHOVING; SLAPPING; SQUEEZING;

EID: 84857192935     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2011.07.003     Document Type: Article

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