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JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGICAL SOCIAL WORK
Volume 57, Issue 5, Pages 460-477Publisher
ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD
DOI: 10.1080/01634372.2014.882466
Keywords
dementia; violence; aggression; caregiving; quality of life
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- NIMH NIH HHS [T32 MH073553] Funding Source: Medline
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH [T32MH073553] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
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Aggression is a known behavior in dementia, but there is little in the literature about risk to home-based caregivers in situations where severe aggression is present. This article examines this issue with a focus on what is known and where further research is needed. Rates of severe aggression by dementia care recipients against caregivers are estimated at greater than 20%, and may be the strongest predictor of nursing home placement. Measures containing both assessment of behavior and objective measures of caregiver trauma are needed, along with interventions aimed at educating and protecting caregivers while respecting communicative properties of behavior.
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