Aud Myra A
Sinclair School of Nursing, University of Missouri-Columbia, Columbia, Missouri, USA.
Am J Alzheimers Dis Other Demen. 2004 Nov-Dec;19(6):361-8. doi: 10.1177/153331750401900602.
Wandering is a commonly observed behavior among older adults with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and other types of dementia. When wandering around becomes wandering away, older adults with dementia are at high risk of injury. This exploratory, qualitative study described the circumstances, environmental risks, and injuries sustained in 62 elopements from long-term care facilities by elderly residents with dementia. Content analysis of the reports of the elopements identified patterns that included: 1) a lack of effective precautions to prevent elopement when residents had indicated an intent to elope, had repeatedly attempted to elope, or had a history of elopement; 2) a lack of awareness by the staff of resident location; and 3) ineffective use of alarm devices intended to alert staff to elopement attempts.
徘徊是阿尔茨海默病（AD）和其他类型痴呆症老年患者中常见的行为。当在周围徘徊变成走失时，患有痴呆症的老年人受伤风险很高。这项探索性的定性研究描述了62起痴呆症老年居民从长期护理机构走失的情况、环境风险和所受伤害。对走失报告的内容分析确定了一些模式，包括：1）当居民表示有走失意图、多次试图走失或有走失史时，缺乏有效的预防走失措施；2）工作人员对居民位置缺乏 awareness；3）旨在提醒工作人员注意走失企图的警报装置使用无效。
