Self-report measures of well-being predict incident harm due to self-neglect in cognitively impaired seniors who live alone

Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 425-430

  Charles, Jocelyn ^a   Naglie, Gary ^b   Lee, Jacques ^c   Moineddin, Rahim ^d   Jaglal, Susan ^c   Tierney, Mary C ^a  

^a SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cognition disorders; dementia; depression; self report

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; AGED; ARTICLE; CHARLSON COMORBIDITY INDEX; CLINICAL DEMENTIA RATING; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DISORIENTATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GERIATRIC CARE; GERIATRIC DEPRESSION SCALE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT LIVING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICATION COMPLIANCE; MENTAL HEALTH; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OLDER ADULTS SOCIAL RESOURCES AND SERVICES SCALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT HARM; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY OF LIFE ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF NEGLECT; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 36; VERY ELDERLY; WELLBEING; COGNITION DISORDERS; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PROGNOSIS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUALITY OF LIFE; SELF REPORT; SELF-INJURIOUS BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84921453699     PISSN: 13872877     EISSN: 18758908     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/JAD-141671     Document Type: Article

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