Screaming in nursing home residents.
This article reports the results of two studies of screaming in the nursing home. The first was a survey study of 408 nursing home residents, which revealed that 25% of the residents screamed at least four times a week. Screaming was associated with cognitive impairment, depressed affect, social networks of poor quality, and severe impairment in the performance of activities of daily living. The second study was an in-depth observational study of five residents who screamed frequently. Residents screamed more often when they were alone in their rooms during the evening hours, suggesting that screaming may arise as a response to social isolation.
Cohen-Mansfield
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Research Institute, Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, Rockville, MD 20852.
Werner
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Marx
M S
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000368:Aged; D003072:Cognition Disorders / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D003866:Depressive Disorder / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D005260:Female; D006272:Health Facility Environment; D006707:Homes for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009735:Nursing Homes; D011595:Psychomotor Agitation / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology; D012934:Social Isolation; D012944:Social Support; D014705:Verbal Behavior