患有痴呆症的养老院居民攻击性行为与抑郁之间的关系。
Relationship between aggressive behaviors and depression among nursing home residents with dementia.
作者信息
Menon A S, Gruber-Baldini A L, Hebel J R, Kaup B, Loreck D, Itkin Zimmerman S, Burton L, German P, Magaziner J
机构信息
Mental Health Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Maryland Health Care Center, MD, USA.
出版信息
Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2001 Feb;16(2):139-46. doi: 10.1002/1099-1166(200102)16:2<139::aid-gps284>3.0.co;2-5.
BACKGROUND
Verbal and physical aggression are common behavior problems among nursing home residents with dementia. Depression among nursing home residents is also a common but underdiagnosed disorder.
METHOD
Data collected on 1101 residents with dementia, newly admitted to a sample of 59 nursing homes across Maryland, were analyzed to determine if there was a relationship between depression and physical and verbal aggression.
RESULTS
Residents with dementia who manifested physical or verbal aggression had a higher prevalence of depression than those without such behaviors (p<0.05).
CONCLUSIONS
Our findings suggest that nursing home residents with aggressive behaviors should be screened for depression and treated.
背景
言语和身体攻击行为是痴呆症疗养院居民常见的行为问题。疗养院居民中的抑郁症也是一种常见但诊断不足的疾病。
方法
对马里兰州59家疗养院样本中新收治的1101名痴呆症居民收集的数据进行分析，以确定抑郁症与身体和言语攻击行为之间是否存在关联。
结果
表现出身体或言语攻击行为的痴呆症居民抑郁症患病率高于无此类行为的居民（p<0.05）。
结论
我们的研究结果表明，应对有攻击行为的疗养院居民进行抑郁症筛查并给予治疗。
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