| Description |
1 online resource (xxvi, 452 pages) : illustrations |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Wandering definitions and terms / Donna L. Algase [and others] -- Theoretical models of wandering / Donna L. Algase [and others] -- Epidemiology of wandering / Ladislav Volicer -- Neuropsychological correlates of wanderers / Cheryl A. Luis and Lisa M. Brown -- Assessment of wandering behaviors / Donna L. Algase -- Impact of wandering on functional status / Elizabeth R.A. Beattie and Cynthia A. Beel-Bates -- Caregiver issues associated with wandering / Elizabeth A. Perkins, Nancy Lynn, and William E. Haley -- Cultural issues associated with wandering / Inez Joseph and Gwi-Ryung Son Hong -- Root cause analysis of reported wandering adverse events in the Veterans Health Administration / Joseph M. DeRosier [and others]. |
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Getting lost: antecedents, wandering behavior, and search strategies / Meredeth A. Rowe and Andrea J. Pe Benito -- Behavior management of wandering behavior: staff training issues / Lawrence Schonfeld, Lisa M. Brown, and Victor A. Molinari -- Pharmacological interventions associated with wandering / Stephen Charles Castle and Michelle K. Rutledge -- The Alzheimer's Association's Safe Return Program for Persons Who Wander / Elizabeth Bass, Meredeth A. Rowe, and Monica Moreno -- A home safety program for community-based wanderers: outcomes from the Veterans Home Safety Project / Kathy J. Horvath, Rose M. Harvey, and Scott A. Trudeau -- Technologies to manage wandering / William D. Kearns and James L. Fozard -- Environmental design / Bettye Rose Connell and Margaret P. Calkins -- Evidence-based practice protocols for wandering / Elizabeth R.A. Beattie and Laura M. Struble -- A research agenda to build the science associated with wandering / Audrey L. Nelson and Donna L. Algase. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Dementia -- Complications.
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Dementia. |
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Evidence-based medicine.
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Evidence-based medicine. |
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Walking.
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Walking. |
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Agitation (Psychology)
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Agitation (Psychology) |
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Dementia -- complications. |
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Dementia -- therapy. |
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Walking. |
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Aged, 80 and over. |
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Aged. |
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Clinical Protocols. |
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Evidence-Based Medicine -- methods. |
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Psychomotor Agitation. |
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Safety Management -- methods. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Nelson, Audrey, PhD.
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Algase, Donna L.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Evidence-based protocols for managing wandering behaviors. New York : Springer Pub. Co., ©2007 9780826163653 0826163653 (DLC) 2007012051 (OCoLC)104838649 |
| ISBN |
9780826163660 (electronic book) |
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0826163661 (electronic book) |
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1280924845 |
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9781280924842 |
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9780826163653 (alkaline paper) |
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0826163653 (alkaline paper) |
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