Case-Controlled Study of Nursing Home Residents Referred for Treatment of Vocally Disruptive Behavior
Year: 2000
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: The aim of this study was to identify factors associated with vocally disruptive behavior (VDB) in nursing home patients referred to aged care services for treatment, using a case-control methodology. Characteristics of the VDB, reasons for referral, perceived causal factors, and psychotropic use were noted. Twenty-five subjects and controls were examined with the Screaming Behavior Mapping Instrument, the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia, the Dementia Behavior Disturbance Scale, and measures of cognition, functional capacity, social activities, and emotional reactions of nursing staff. VDB was associated with other disturbed behaviors, depression, anxiety, severe dementia, functional impairment, communication difficulties, use of psychotropic medication, social isolation, and emotional distress in the nursing staff. Reasons for referral may relate more to the stress experienced by nursing home staff in managing VDB than to specific attributes of the VDB itself.
Source: International Psychogeriatrics
Authors: Brian Draper, John Snowdon, Susanne Meares, Jane Turner, Peter Gonski, Bryan McMinn, Helen McIntosh, Linda Latham, Deborah Draper, Georgina Luscombe
Language: English
Subfield: Psychiatry and Mental health
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: gold
Estimated APC paid: $3,500
OpenAlex ID: W2140756231