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Agitated behaviours amongst the institutionalized elderly with dementia
 — validation of the Korean version of the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory
Author(s)Guk-Hee Suh
Journal titleInternational Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, vol 19, no 4, April 2004
Pagespp 378-385
Sourcehttp://www.interscience.wiley.com
KeywordsDementia ; Nursing homes ; Behaviour disorders ; Evaluation ; Korea.
Annotation257 older people with Alzheimer's disease (AD) or vascular dementia (VaD) in a nursing home in Seoul, South Korea, were administered the Korean version of the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI-K). Satisfactory reliability and validity were found for the CMAI-K as an instrument measuring agitation in Korean dementia sufferers in nursing homes. Factor analysis yielded four subtypes of agitation: physically aggressive behaviours:; physically non-aggressive behaviours; verbally agitated behaviours; and hiding or hoarding behaviours. These findings validate and expand previous research on agitation in dementia, and guide in the development of interventions. (RH).
Accession NumberCPA-040505221 A
ClassmarkEA: LHB: EP: 4C: 7DK

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