Behavior-modifying drug use among elderly nursing home residents with dementia

Autor:	Carol Griggs-Smith, Jean W. Braun, Edith M. Hamilton, Irma Schwieterman, Sarah Kempf-Coleman
Rok vydání:	1998
Předmět:	Drug medicine.medical_specialty business.industry media_common.quotation_subject Cognition medicine.disease Independence Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology medicine Impaired judgment Dementia Geriatrics and Gerontology Psychiatry business Nursing homes Social functioning media_common
Zdroj:	American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease. 13:118-123
ISSN:	1082-5207
DOI:	10.1177/153331759801300303
Popis:	This study examined the relationship of personal characteristics of 107 elderly nursing home residents with dementia and their use of behavior-modifying drugs. A comparative design was used with two groups (receiving or not receiving drugs) to examine differences in cognitive, physical and social functioning. Findings included more hospitalizations among subjects not receiving drugs; and more impaired judgment and irritable behaviors, yet increased independence in moving about the environment, among subjects receiving drugs. These findings underscore the needforfrequent assessment of all residents andfor using non-pharmacological strategies even though drugs are administered.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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