Evidence-based protocols for managing wandering behaviors [[electronic resource] /] / Audrey Nelson, Donna L. Algase, editors

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910778395003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York, NY, : Springer Pub. Co., c2007
• ISBN: 1-280-92484-5; 9786610924844; 0-8261-6366-1
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (480 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): NelsonAudrey, PhD.; AlgaseDonna L
• Disciplina: 362.196/83
• Soggetti: Dementia - Complications; Evidence-based medicine; Walking; Agitation (Psychology)
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; TOC Contents; Preface; Contributors; Acknowledgments; List of Figures; List of Tables; PART I. CONSTRUCT OF WANDERING; CH ONE Wandering Definitions and Terms; CH TWO Theoretical Models of Wandering; CH THREE Epidemiology of Wandering; CH FOUR Neuropsychological Correlates of Wanderers; PART II. ASSESSMENT; CH FIVE Assessment of Wandering Behaviors; PART III. SPECIAL ISSUES ASSOCIATED WANDERING; CH SIX Impact of Wandering on Functional Status; CH SEVEN Caregiver Issues Associated With Wandering; CH EIGHT Cultural Issues Associated With Wandering; CH NINE Root Cause Analysis of Reported Wandering Adevrse Envents in the Veterans Health AdministrationCH TEN Getting Lost: Antecedents, Wandering Behaviour, and Search Strategies; PART IV. INTERVENTIONS; CH ELEVEN Behavior Management of Wandering Behaviour: Staff Trainig Issues; CH TWELVE Pharmacological Interventions Associated With Wandering; CH THIRTEEN The Alzheimer's Association's Safe Return Program for Persons Who Wander; CH FOURTEEN A Home Safety Program for Community-Based ; Wanderers: Outcomes From the Veterans Home Safety Project; CH FIFTEEN Technologies to Manage Wandering; CH SIXTEEN Environmental DesignCH SEVENTEEN Evidence-Based Practice Protocols for Wandering; PART V. FUTURE DIRECTIONS; CH EIGHTEEN A Research Agenda to Build the Science Associated with Wandering; APPENDICES; Appendix A: Compendium of Wandering-Related Terms and Definitions; Appendix B: Measurement Tools for Wandering; Appendix C: Wandering Resources; IDX Index
• Sommario/riassunto: Wandering behavior is among the most frequent, problematic, and dangerous phenomena associated with dementia and in the health care community. This book is designed to address the range of wandering behaviors of patients with Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.