Effects of Behavioral Interventions on Disruptive Behavior and Affect in Demented Nursing Home Residents

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dc.contributor.authorBeck, Cornelia K.
dc.contributor.authorVogelpohl, Theresa S.
dc.contributor.authorRasin, Joyce H.
dc.contributor.authorUriri, Johannah Topps
dc.contributor.authorO’Sullivan, Patricia
dc.contributor.authorWalls, Robert
dc.contributor.authorPhillips, Regina
dc.contributor.authorBaldwin, Beverly
dc.contributor.departmentSandra R. Berman School of Nursing and Health Professionsen_US
dc.contributor.programNursingen_US
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-12T19:32:40Z
dc.date.available2017-10-12T19:32:40Z
dc.date.issued2002-07
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: Disruptive behaviors are prevalent in nursing home residents with dementia and often have negative consequences for the resident, caregiver, and others in the environment. Behavioral interventions might ameliorate them and have a positive effect on residents' mood (affect). OBJECTIVES: This study tested two interventions-an activities of daily living and a psychosocial activity intervention-and a combination of the two to determine their efficacy in reducing disruptive behaviors and improving affect in nursing home residents with dementia. METHODS: The study had three treatment groups (activities of daily living, psychosocial activity, and a combination) and two control groups (placebo and no intervention). Nursing assistants hired specifically for this study enacted the interventions under the direction of a master's prepared gerontological clinical nurse specialist. Nursing assistants employed at the nursing homes recorded the occurrence of disruptive behaviors. Raters analyzed videotapes filmed during the study to determine the interventions' influence on affect. RESULTS: Findings indicated significantly more positive affect but not reduced disruptive behaviors in treatment groups compared to control groups. CONCLUSIONS: The treatments did not specifically address the factors that may have been triggering disruptive behaviors. Interventions much more precisely designed than those employed in this study require development to quell disruptive behaviors. Nontargeted interventions might increase positive affect. Treatments that produce even a brief improvement in affect indicate improved quality of mental health as mandated by federal law.en_US
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dc.format.extent10 pagesen_US
dc.genrejournal articlesen_US
dc.identifierdoi:10.13016/M22J6858G
dc.identifier.citationBeck, C., Vogelpohl, T., Rasin, J., Uriri, J., O'Sullivan, P., Walls, R., & ... Baldwin, B. (2002). Effects of behavioral interventions on disruptive behavior and affect in demented nursing home residents. Nursing Research, 51(4), 219-228.en_US
dc.identifier.issn0029-6562
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11603/7328
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherNursing Researchen_US
dc.subjectNursing Home Patientsen_US
dc.subjectDisruptive Behavior -- In Old Ageen_US
dc.subjectBehavior Therapy -- In Old Ageen_US
dc.subjectDementia -- Therapyen_US
dc.subjectAffect -- In Old Ageen_US
dc.titleEffects of Behavioral Interventions on Disruptive Behavior and Affect in Demented Nursing Home Residentsen_US
dc.typeTexten_US

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