Predictors of Agitation in Nursing Home Residents
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12442089 |
|---|---|
| Authors | David E Vance (0000-0002-0498-6263, University of Alabama at Birmingham, corresponding author), L D Burgio (University of Alabama), David L Roth (0000-0003-2105-0536, University of Alabama at Birmingham), ALAN STEVENS (0000-0003-2247-1228, University of Alabama at Birmingham), A B Stevens, J Kaci Fairchild (0000-0003-3434-6889, University of Alabama), Ann Yurick (University of Pittsburgh) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 58 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | P129-P137 |
| Publication date | 2003-03-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Journals of Gerontology Series B (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1079-5014 • E-ISSN: 1758-5368 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1093/geronb/58.2.p129 |
| PMID | 12646595 |
| OpenAlex | W2102878792 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 42 |
Agitation in nursing home residents presents a serious challenge to caregivers and may place residents at risk for harm. Understanding the etiology of agitation can assist clinicians in developing nonpharmacologic interventions for preventing and treating this problem. The purpose of this study was to examine independent and common predictors of resident agitation with structural equation modeling. Agitation was measured with both a standardized staff report rating scale and direct behavioral observation. No indirect or mediating effects were found. Cognitive impairment, vision and hearing impairment, and gender were found to be independent predictors of agitation as measured by direct behavioral observation. Only cognitive impairment was found to be predictive of agitation as measured by the standardized staff report scale. An unexpected finding was that vision impairment appeared to exert a protective effect for agitation in these severely cognitively impaired residents. The clinical implications of these findings are discussed as well as the relative merits of the two methods of measuring agitation
Challenging behaviour · Cognition · Cognitive impairment · Developmental psychology · Etiology · Harm · Intellectual disability · Nursing homes · Psychiatry · Psychological intervention · Psychomotor agitation · Rating scale · Scale (ratio · Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes · Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints · Intensive Care Unit Cognitive Disorders · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Clinical Psychology · Social Psychology
| Citations per year | 0.09 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2004 - 2005 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |