title: Identification and measurement of productive behaviors in senile dementia of the Alzheimer type.
abstract: Caregivers of 106 individuals with senile dementia of the Alzheimer type (SDAT) were administered the Functional Behavior Profile (FBP) as part of a caregiver assessment battery. Three factors--task performance, problem solving, and social interaction--accounted for 70.6% of the variance. Analysis yielded a reliable and valid assessment that documents the observable productive behaviors of a person with SDAT. Significant differences across the stages of the disease were observed. The FBP can serve as a guide for individualized caregiving strategies by helping the caregiver focus on the presence of productive behaviors useful in managing the impaired person.
authors.affiliation: Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO 63110.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Baum
authors.forename: D F
authors.initials: DF
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Morrow-Howell
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000544:Alzheimer Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D001519:Behavior; D017028:Caregivers; D003704:Dementia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011594:Psychometrics; D015203:Reproducibility of Results