THE STRUCTURE OF WANDERING IN DEMENTIA

Journal article

Abstract:: 'Wandering' is one of the most troublesome of behavioural problems in dementia. The term 'wandering' covers many different types of behaviour. We examined the hypothesis that the different types of wandering behaviour seen in dementia form a scale using data collected on 83 elderly subjects suffering from either Alzheimer's disease or multiinfarct dementia. We reject the scaling hypothesis. Our data suggest that there are three main categories of wandering behaviour, and that one of these categories is usefully divided into four subcategories.

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Journal:: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY More from this journal
Volume:: 9
Issue:: 2
Pages:: 149-155
Publication date:: 1994-02-01
DOI:: 10.1002/gps.930090209
EISSN:: 1099-1166
ISSN:: 0885-6230

Language:: English
Keywords:: BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS

DEMENTIA

WANDERING

ALZHEIMERS DISEASE

HYPERACTIVITY
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