TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - Behavioral disorders in nursing home residents. 147 consecutive referrals to an interdisciplinary team of consulting specialists
JO  - Ugeskrift for Laeger
A1  - Philipsen, M.
A1  - Rosenbeck-Hansen, J. V.
A1  - Waldemar, G.
SP  - 5915
EP  - 5919
VL  - 161
IS  - 43
N2  - During a period of 22 months 147 consecutive residents with behavioural disturbances from 80% of the Copenhagen nursing homes were referred to a visiting team of consulting specialists. Each resident was evaluated clinically, and data were recorded in a database. The conditions thought to represent the underlying etiologies were dementia (79%), delirium (28%) and depression (35%). The most commonly observed behavioural symptoms were aggressiveness, vocally disruptive behavior and non-aggressive psychomotor symptoms. The most common interventions suggested by the team were further diagnostic evaluations, adjustment of pharmaceutical treatment, using the life history of the resident as a reference for behaviour management, and psychological behavior management. There is a need for increased focus on systematic diagnosis and treatment of behavioural disorders, observed in nursing homes, which often have multifactorial etiology.<p /> <p>Language: da</p>
LA  - da
SN  - 0041-5782
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -