Prevalence and correlates of aggressive behaviours occurring inpatients with Alzheimer's disease
R. Eastley
Bok Engelsk 1997
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| Omfang | Side 484- 487
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| Opplysninger | Objectives. To determine the prevalence and clinical correlates ofverbal and physical aggression occurring in Alzheimer's diseasesufferers.Design. A retrospective note review was performed to classify thesubjects according to whether they were verbally or physicallyaggressive (assaultive) or non-aggressive, The characteristics of thethree groups were compared,Subjects. The subjects were 262 patients who were living in non-institutional settings and had been diagnosed as suffering fromdementia of Alzheimer's type.Results. Fifty-two per cent exhibited some aggressive behaviour.Ninety-one (35%) patients were reported to be verbally aggressive anda further 46 (18%) were assaultive to their carers. Male gender(relative risk 2.17, 95% confidence interval 1.11-4.17) and thepresence of dyspraxia (relative risk 2.89, 95% confidence interval1.43-5.88) both increased the likelihood of assaultive behaviour.Verbal aggression was not associated with any of the clinicalfeatures measured.Conclusion. Aggressive behaviour is a common phenomenon in AD andapproximately one in five sufferers is assaultive. Assaultivebehaviour is associated with male gender and dyspraxia. (C) 1997 byJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
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