Premorbid Characteristics and Wandering Behavior in Persons with Dementia

This study aimed to explore relationships of premorbid personality and behavioral responses to stress with wandering behavior of persons with dementia in long-term care facilities. Ambulatory residents ( N = 108) with dementia were selected from 21 long-term care facilities. The Mini-Mental State Ex...

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Published in:Archives of psychiatric nursing 2008-12, Vol.22 (6), p.318-327
Main Authors: Song, Jun-Ah, Algase, Donna
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Aged, 80 and over
Behavior disorders
Cross-Sectional Studies
Dementia
Dementia - complications
Dementia - psychology
Female
Geriatric Assessment
Health behavior
Humans
Long term hospitals
Male
Mental Status Schedule
Midwestern United States
Models, Psychological
Nursing
Nursing Assessment - methods
Nursing Evaluation Research
Nursing Homes
Personality
Personality Inventory
Predictive Value of Tests
Premorbid
Psychiatric Status Rating Scales
Regression Analysis
Risk Assessment - methods
Risk Factors
Stress
Stress, Psychological - complications
Stress, Psychological - psychology
Wandering
Wandering Behavior - psychology
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Summary:This study aimed to explore relationships of premorbid personality and behavioral responses to stress with wandering behavior of persons with dementia in long-term care facilities. Ambulatory residents ( N = 108) with dementia were selected from 21 long-term care facilities. The Mini-Mental State Examination, the NEO Five-Factor Personality Inventory, the Behavioral Responses to Stress Scale, and the Revised Algase Wandering Scale—Nursing Home Version (RAWS-NH) were used as data collection tools. When the MMSE and age were controlled, regression analyses revealed that premorbid extroversion and premorbid negative verbalization stress response were significant negative predictors for the overall RAWS-NH and some subscales.
ISSN:0883-9417
1532-8228
DOI:10.1016/j.apnu.2007.10.008