Agitation in Home-dwelling Persons with Dementia and Coping Behaviors in Primary Care-givers to the Agitation.
10.12799/jkachn.2012.23.3.256
- Author:
Hye Suk KIM
1
;
Heeok PARK
Author Information
1. Keimyung University Dongsan Hospital, Daegu, Korea.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
Dementia;
Psychomotor agitation;
Caregivers;
Coping behaviors
- MeSH:
Adaptation, Psychological;
Caregivers;
Dementia;
Dihydroergotamine;
Humans;
Phosphatidylethanolamines;
Psychomotor Agitation;
Surveys and Questionnaires
- From:Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
2012;23(3):256-265
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
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Abstract:
PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to investigate agitation in home-dwelling persons with dementia and coping behaviors of primary family care-givers to agitation. METHODS: The research was designed as a descriptive study. A total of two hundred and five subjects had participated in this study. To measure agitation in persons with dementia, Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory was used. To measure coping behaviors of primary family care-givers to the agitation, a questionnaire was used. Descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA, Scheffe test were used to answer the research objectives. RESULTS: 'Repetitive mannerisms' and 'repeating sentences' were the most commonly occurred agitation in home-dwelling persons with dementia. 'Leaving the situation', 'allowing certain time', and 'soothing by talking' were the most common coping behaviors occurred in primary care-givers. CONCLUSION: The findings of the current study would provide meaningful data to develop nursing programs to control agitation for home-dwelling persons with dementia and education programs for primary care-givers to cope with persons' agitation.
