Agitation in Home-dwelling Persons with Dementia and Coping Behaviors in Primary Care-givers to the Agitation
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
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: 256-265, 2012.
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Dans Coréen
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this study was to investigate agitation in home-dwelling persons with dementia and coping behaviors of primary family care-givers to agitation.METHODS:
The research was designed as a descriptive study. A total of two hundred and five subjects had participated in this study. To measure agitation in persons with dementia, Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory was used. To measure coping behaviors of primary family care-givers to the agitation, a questionnaire was used. Descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe test were used to answer the research objectives.RESULTS:
'Repetitive mannerisms' and 'repeating sentences' were the most commonly occurred agitation in home-dwelling persons with dementia. 'Leaving the situation', 'allowing certain time', and 'soothing by talking' were the most common coping behaviors occurred in primary care-givers.CONCLUSION:
The findings of the current study would provide meaningful data to develop nursing programs to control agitation for home-dwelling persons with dementia and education programs for primary care-givers to cope with persons' agitation.
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Sujet Principal:
Phosphatidyléthanolamine
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Agitation psychomotrice
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Adaptation psychologique
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Enquêtes et questionnaires
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Aidants
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Démence
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Dihydroergotamine
Limites du sujet:
Humains
langue:
Coréen
Texte intégral:
Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
Année:
2012
Type:
Article
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