Characteristics associated with behavioral symptoms related to dementia in long-term care residents.
This article describes care for behavioral symptoms related to dementia (BSRD) and identifies their potential correlates among 347 residents with dementia living in 45 assisted living facilities and nursing homes from four states. The prevalence of BSRD was associated with staff training and resident cognition, mood, mobility, and psychotropic use. Attention to staff training and depression management might improve BSRD.
Boustani
Malaz
M
Regenstrief Institute, Inc., and Indiana University Center for Aging Research, Indianapolis, IN 46202-2872, USA. mboustani@regenstrief.org
Zimmerman
Sheryl
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Williams
Christianna S
CS
Gruber-Baldini
Ann L
AL
Watson
Lea
L
Reed
Peter S
PS
Sloane
Philip D
PD
D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D040561:Assisted Living Facilities; D003704:Dementia / Q000150:complications*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008134:Long-Term Care; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D009735:Nursing Homes; D015995:Prevalence; D011787:Quality of Health Care