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Nursing Home Research From Investigators' Perspective

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  07 January 2005

Sanford I. Finkel  and
John Lyons
Sanford I. Finkel
Affiliation:
Northwestern University Medical School, Council for Jewish Elderly, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. Northwestern Alzheimer's Disease Center, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
John Lyons
Affiliation:
Northwestern University Medical School, Council for Jewish Elderly, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A. Northwestern Alzheimer's Disease Center, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
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The negative effects of behavioral disturbances of dementia on the quality of life of both the patient and caregiver have been recognized for some time. For family caregivers, behavioral problems increase stress and may lead to institutionalization of the patient. In nursing homes, professional caregivers may have difficulty managing behaviorally disturbed patients and avoid interactions with them.

Type
Criterion Validity: Do the Symptoms Respond to Treatment—Pharmacologic or Nonpharmacologic?
Information
International Psychogeriatrics , Volume 8 , Issue S3 , May 1997 , pp. 371 - 373
Copyright
© 1996 International Psychogeriatric Association

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