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A short-term inpatient program for agitated demented nursing home residents.
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Wiener P K, Kiosses D N, Klimstra S, Murphy C, Alexopoulos G S
Аннотация
OBJECTIVE: This case series describes the various contributors of disruptive behavior in demented nursing home residents and outlines the necessary steps to identify and treat them.
DESIGN: Evaluation of overall clinical improvement and agitation at discharge from the hospital and at follow-up.
SETTING: Nursing home residents consecutively admitted to the geriatric psychiatry service of a psychiatric university hospital in the New York metropolitan area.
PATIENTS: 15 elderly demented nursing home residents with agitation.
MEASURES: Overall clinical improvement was assessed with the 'global assessment of functioning scale'. Agitation was evaluated with the 'brief agitation rating scale' and the 'nursing home scale for agitation'. Medication side-effects were measured with the 'Simpson-Angus scale' and the 'abnormal involuntary movement scale'.
RESULTS: The patients showed significantly more overall clinical improvement at discharge compared with admission. Additionally, agitation scores were significantly lower at discharge and at follow-up compared with admission.
CONCLUSION: A comprehensive medical and neurological assessment, an accurate identification of comorbid psychopathology, evaluation of drug toxicity, and a thorough history of psychotropic medication trials are essential steps for a successful treatment.
DESIGN: Evaluation of overall clinical improvement and agitation at discharge from the hospital and at follow-up.
SETTING: Nursing home residents consecutively admitted to the geriatric psychiatry service of a psychiatric university hospital in the New York metropolitan area.
PATIENTS: 15 elderly demented nursing home residents with agitation.
MEASURES: Overall clinical improvement was assessed with the 'global assessment of functioning scale'. Agitation was evaluated with the 'brief agitation rating scale' and the 'nursing home scale for agitation'. Medication side-effects were measured with the 'Simpson-Angus scale' and the 'abnormal involuntary movement scale'.
RESULTS: The patients showed significantly more overall clinical improvement at discharge compared with admission. Additionally, agitation scores were significantly lower at discharge and at follow-up compared with admission.
CONCLUSION: A comprehensive medical and neurological assessment, an accurate identification of comorbid psychopathology, evaluation of drug toxicity, and a thorough history of psychotropic medication trials are essential steps for a successful treatment.