@article{ref1,
title="Caregiver reactions to aggressive behaviors in persons with dementia in a diverse, community-dwelling sample",
journal="Journal of applied gerontology",
year="2018",
author="Hansen, Bryan R. and Hodgson, Nancy A. and Budhathoki, Chakra and Gitlin, Laura N.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="733464818756999-733464818756999",
abstract="PURPOSE: To describe caregiver challenges with and confidence managing three aggressive behavior types in persons with dementia: verbal aggression, destroying property, and threatening to hurt others. DESIGN AND METHOD: Secondary analysis of baseline data from the 2001-2004 Resources for Enhancing Alzheimer's Caregiver Health II (REACH II) initiative. <br><br>RESULTS: One or more aggressive behaviors within 1 week were reported by more than a third of caregivers, with most expressing upset but fewer expressing confidence managing the behaviors. Caregiver distress and confidence differed by race/ethnicity in response to verbal aggression, with more White/Caucasian caregivers expressing upset than Hispanic/Latinos or Black/African Americans. Fewer Hispanic/Latinos expressed confidence managing verbal aggression, compared with White/Caucasians or Black/African Americans. <br><br>DISCUSSION: Aggressive behaviors challenge caregivers, with reactions varying by behavior type and race/ethnicity. Cultural and contextual factors suggest the need to tailor interventions, especially skill-building interventions that increase confidence managing aggressive behaviors while decreasing upset.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0733-4648",
doi="10.1177/0733464818756999",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0733464818756999"
}