title: The Concept of Missing Incidents in Persons with Dementia.
abstract: Behavioral symptoms of dementia often present the greatest challenge for informal caregivers. One behavior, that is a constant concern for caregivers, is the person with dementia leaving a designated area such that their whereabouts become unknown to the caregiver or a missing incident. Based on an extensive literature review and published findings of their own research, members of the International Consortium on Wandering and Missing Incidents constructed a preliminary missing incidents model. Examining the evidence base, specific factors within each category of the model were further described, reviewed and modified until consensus was reached regarding the final model. The model begins to explain in particular the variety of antecedents that are related to missing incidents. The model presented in this paper is designed to be heuristic and may be used to stimulate discussion and the development of effective preventative and response strategies for missing incidents among persons with dementia.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL 33612, USA. mrowe1@health.usf.edu.
authors.forename: Meredeth
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rowe
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Xavier University, Cincinnati, OH 45206, USA. Houstona1@xavier.edu.
authors.forename: Amy
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Houston
authors.affiliation: School of Aging Studies, College of Behavioral and Community Sciences, University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL 33612-3899, USA. vmolinari@usf.edu.
authors.forename: Victor
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Molinari
authors.affiliation: VISN 8 Patient Safety Center of Inquiry, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, 8900 Grand Oak Circle, Tampa, FL 33637, USA. Tatjana.Bulat@va.gov.
authors.forename: Tatjana
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bulat
authors.affiliation: Department of Health, 315 Sturzebecker Health Sciences Center, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, West Chester, PA 19383, USA. mbowen@wcupa.edu.
authors.forename: Mary Elizabeth
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Bowen
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of South Florida, 12901 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL 33612, USA. prayerstudy@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Spring
authors.affiliation: VISN 8 Patient Safety Center of Inquiry, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, 8900 Grand Oak Circle, Tampa, FL 33637, USA. Sandra.mutolo@va.gov.
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mutolo
authors.affiliation: VISN 8 Patient Safety Center of Inquiry, James A. Haley Veterans Hospital, 8900 Grand Oak Circle, Tampa, FL 33637, USA. Barbara.McKenzie@va.gov.
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: McKenzie
keywords: behavioral symptoms of dementia; dementia; lost; missing; wandering