TY - JOUR
T1 - The impact of participation in structured recreational activities on the agitated behavior of nursing home residents
T2 - An observational study
AU - Rabinovich, Beth A.
AU - Cohen-Mansfield, Jiska
N1 - Funding Information:
ABSTRACT.W hile structured activities are sometimes provided for elderly nursing home residents, their influence on ag~tation( e.g., aggressive behavior, wandering, etc.) is unknown. This study evaluated the effectiveness of one behavioral intervention for agitation: participation in a structured recreational activity. It examined whether participation or the mere presence during a structured activity affected level of agitation. Subjects were thirteen residents of an Alzheimer's unit of a 550- bed nursing home. Their mean age was 81 years. Subjects were videotaped before, during, and after activity time. Level of agitation was obtained for the three activity segments for seven residents who participated in the activities and for six residents who did not parlic- Beth A. Rabinovich, PID, is affiliated with The Research Institute of the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington. Jiska Cohen-Mansfield. PhD, is affiliated with The Research Institute of the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington and Georgetown University. This study was funded by a grant from the Alzheimer's Association. A poster based on a prior version of this paper was presented at the Annual Convention of The Gerontological Society of America, Boston, November, 1990. The authors greatly appreciate the support of the Nursing and Activities De- partments of the Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, Rockville, MD. Please address all correspondence to Beth A. Rabinovich. PhD, 4750 Chevy Chase Drive, Apt. 116, Chevy Chase. MD 20815.
PY - 1992/12/21
Y1 - 1992/12/21
N2 - While structured activities are sometimes provided for elderly nursing home residents, their influence on agitation (e.g., aggressive behavior, wandering, etc.) is unknown. This study evaluated the effectiveness of one behavioral intervention for agitation: participation in a structured recreational activity. It examined whether participation or the mere presence during a structured activity affected level of agitation.
AB - While structured activities are sometimes provided for elderly nursing home residents, their influence on agitation (e.g., aggressive behavior, wandering, etc.) is unknown. This study evaluated the effectiveness of one behavioral intervention for agitation: participation in a structured recreational activity. It examined whether participation or the mere presence during a structured activity affected level of agitation.
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/84953955930
U2 - 10.1300/J016v16n04_07
DO - 10.1300/J016v16n04_07
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AN - SCOPUS:84953955930
SN - 0192-4788
VL - 16
SP - 89
EP - 98
JO - Activities, Adaptation and Aging
JF - Activities, Adaptation and Aging
IS - 4
ER -