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A Model Of Agitated Behavioral Symptoms In Persons With Alzheimer Disease, Katherine Kero
A Model Of Agitated Behavioral Symptoms In Persons With Alzheimer Disease, Katherine Kero
Wayne State University Dissertations
Background: Worldwide population trends are shifting with the population of Elders expected to dramatically increase in absolute and relative numbers in coming years. Alzheimer Disease (AD) is a common and costly disease of aging with agitation being the most poorly managed and detrimental behavioral symptom of the condition. The Nursing Theory of Unpleasant Symptoms provides a conceptual basis for understanding agitated behavioral symptoms associated with AD in the context of its antecedent causes and outcomes of the symptoms.
Purpose: The purpose of this dissertation was to model the predictors and outcomes of agitated behavioral symptoms in persons with AD. The …