Behavioral Assessments in Geriatric Patients.
- Author:
Jin Sook CHEON
1
Author Information
1. Department of Neuropsychiatry, Kosin University, School of Medicine, Pusan, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Geriatric patient;
Behavioral assessment;
Agitation;
Aggression;
Wandering;
Functional assessment
- MeSH:
Aggression;
Caregivers;
Dihydroergotamine;
Humans
- From:Journal of Korean Geriatric Psychiatry
1998;2(2):140-146
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
The behavioral disturbances such as agitation, aggression and wandering oc-curred in the geriatric patients have imposed much burdens on the caregivers. The origin of the behavioral disorders in the geriatric patients were identified to be based on the multidimensional interaction of the biological, psychological and social factors. There are no satisfactory instrum-ents for assessment of behavioral disorders in the geriatric patients. Furthermore, the functional assessments are also required to evaluate the environmental events to influence the problem beh-aviors in the geriatric patients.
