TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2010//
TI  - Consequences of aggressive behavior in patients with dementia
JO  - Journal of neuropsychiatry and clinical neurosciences
A1  - Kunik, M. E.
A1  - Snow, A. Lynn
A1  - Davila, Jessica A.
A1  - McNeese, Thomas
A1  - Steele, Avila B.
A1  - Balasubramanyam, Valli
A1  - Doody, Rachelle
A1  - Schulz, Paul E.
A1  - Kalavar, Jagadeesh S.
A1  - Walder, Annette
A1  - Morgan, Robert O.
SP  - 40
EP  - 47
VL  - 22
IS  - 1
N2  - This study examined aggression as a predictor of nursing-home placement, injuries, use of restraints, and use of health services in community-dwelling patients with newly diagnosed dementia. Participants were identified from 2001-2004 Veterans Administration databases; all had a new diagnosis of dementia and no aggression. Patients and caregivers were evaluated for aggression, using the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory-aggression subscale, and other outcomes for 2 years, with outcome rates compared between patients who did or did not develop aggression and between pre- and postaggressive periods. Of 215 patients, 88 became aggressive, associated with significantly increased use of psychotropic medication (p</=0.04), injuries (p</=0.0001), and nursing-home placement (p</=0.004).<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0895-0172
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1176/appi.neuropsych.22.1.40
ID  - ref1
ER  -