TY - JOUR
T1 - Dementia and agitation in nursing home residents
T2 - how are they related?
AU - Cohen-Mansfield, J.
AU - Marx, M. S.
AU - Rosenthal, A. S.
PY - 1990/3
Y1 - 1990/3
N2 - The link between agitated behaviors and cognitive functioning in 408 nursing home residents was examined. Results showed that cognitively impaired residents manifested aggressive behaviors (e.g., cursing, hitting) and physically nonaggressive behaviors (e.g., pacing). The highest levels of physically nonaggressive behaviors were manifested by those residents who presented intermediate levels of impairment in their performance of activities of daily living. Cognitively intact residents exhibited verbally agitated behaviors (e.g., complaining). These findings have important implications for caregivers of agitated nursing home residents.
AB - The link between agitated behaviors and cognitive functioning in 408 nursing home residents was examined. Results showed that cognitively impaired residents manifested aggressive behaviors (e.g., cursing, hitting) and physically nonaggressive behaviors (e.g., pacing). The highest levels of physically nonaggressive behaviors were manifested by those residents who presented intermediate levels of impairment in their performance of activities of daily living. Cognitively intact residents exhibited verbally agitated behaviors (e.g., complaining). These findings have important implications for caregivers of agitated nursing home residents.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=0025396270&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1037/0882-7974.5.1.3
DO - 10.1037/0882-7974.5.1.3
M3 - ???researchoutput.researchoutputtypes.contributiontojournal.article???
AN - SCOPUS:0025396270
SN - 0882-7974
VL - 5
SP - 3
EP - 8
JO - Psychology and Aging
JF - Psychology and Aging
IS - 1
ER -