Cohen-Mansfield J, Marx M S, Werner P, Freedman L
Research Institute, Hebrew Home of Greater Washington, Rockville, Maryland.
Int Psychogeriatr. 1992 Fall;4(2):197-206. doi: 10.1017/s1041610292001029.
Twenty-four highly agitated, cognitively impaired nursing home residents were studied in depth to determine whether they manifested temporal patterns of agitation. Results demonstrated that agitated behaviors were significantly associated with temporal factors. For instance, residents made more requests for attention during lunch than other time periods, and residents screamed most often during the night. Some agitated behaviors (e.g., aggression) were manifested more frequently in the evening than in the day, consistent with the notion of sundowning in the nursing home. Implications of temporal patterns of agitation for caregivers of severely cognitively impaired and agitated nursing home residents are discussed.
对24名高度烦躁、认知受损的养老院居民进行了深入研究，以确定他们是否表现出烦躁的时间模式。结果表明，烦躁行为与时间因素显著相关。例如，居民在午餐期间比其他时间段更频繁地寻求关注，并且居民在夜间尖叫的频率最高。一些烦躁行为（如攻击行为）在晚上比白天更频繁地出现，这与养老院中日落综合征的概念一致。文中讨论了烦躁时间模式对严重认知受损且烦躁的养老院居民护理人员的影响。
