PMID- 10679841
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 20000321
LR  - 20191103
IS  - 0885-6230 (Print)
IS  - 0885-6230 (Linking)
VI  - 15
IP  - 2
DP  - 2000 Feb
TI  - Is aggressive behaviour influenced by the use of a behaviour rating scale in 
      patients in a psychogeriatric nursing home?
PG  - 108-11
AB  - OBJECTIVE: To study the influence of the introduction of a behaviour rating scale 
      on reported incidence and management of aggressive behaviours in patients in a 
      psychogeriatric nursing home. DESIGN: An 8-month prospective cohort intervention 
      study. SETTING: Two wards of a Dutch psychogeriatric nursing home with residents 
      of 65 years and older. PATIENTS: All residents of the two wards were included 
      (N=75). INTERVENTION: Social Dysfunction and Aggression Scale (SDAS) assessed at 
      weekly intervals during 4 months after a 4 months' baseline period. ASSESSMENTS: 
      During 8 months at 2 months' interval the BOP (ie the validated Dutch version of 
      the Stockton Geriatric Rating Scale); frequency of aggressive behaviour reported 
      at daily nursing staff report; mean prescriptions of psychotropic and somatic 
      drugs; number of days a patient was submitted to physically restrictive measures. 
      RESULTS: Eleven patients (N=11) did not complete the study; information on 64 
      patients was analysed. The frequency of aggressive behaviour reported by the 
      nursing staff increased, while prescriptions of psychotropic drugs decreased. No 
      alteration was found for BOP scores, mean prescriptions of somatic drugs and the 
      use of physically restrictive measures. CONCLUSIONS: The introduction of a 
      behaviour rating scale does influence the reported incidence and management of 
      aggressive behaviour. Prospective intervention studies should include a 
      stabilization phase for measurements prior to any planned trial.
CI  - Copyright 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
FAU - Sival, R C
AU  - Sival RC
AD  - Parnassia Psycho-Medical Centre, The Hague, The Netherlands.
FAU - Albronda, T
AU  - Albronda T
FAU - Haffmans, P M
AU  - Haffmans PM
FAU - Saltet, M L
AU  - Saltet ML
FAU - Schellekens, C M
AU  - Schellekens CM
LA  - eng
PT  - Journal Article
PL  - England
TA  - Int J Geriatr Psychiatry
JT  - International journal of geriatric psychiatry
JID - 8710629
RN  - 0 (Psychotropic Drugs)
SB  - IM
CIN - Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2000 Oct;15(10):972. PMID: 11044881
MH  - Aged
MH  - Aged, 80 and over
MH  - Aggression/drug effects/*psychology
MH  - Alzheimer Disease/*diagnosis/drug therapy/psychology
MH  - Bias
MH  - Comorbidity
MH  - Drug Utilization/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Female
MH  - Geriatric Assessment/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Homes for the Aged
MH  - Humans
MH  - Male
MH  - Nursing Assessment/*statistics & numerical data
MH  - Nursing Homes
MH  - Psychometrics
MH  - Psychotropic Drugs/therapeutic use
MH  - Reproducibility of Results
MH  - Risk Management/statistics & numerical data
EDAT- 2000/02/19 09:00
MHDA- 2000/03/25 09:00
CRDT- 2000/02/19 09:00
PHST- 2000/02/19 09:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 2000/03/25 09:00 [medline]
PHST- 2000/02/19 09:00 [entrez]
AID - 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1166(200002)15:2<108::AID-GPS80>3.0.CO;2-H [pii]
AID - 10.1002/(sici)1099-1166(200002)15:2<108::aid-gps80>3.0.co;2-h [doi]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2000 Feb;15(2):108-11. doi: 
      10.1002/(sici)1099-1166(200002)15:2<108::aid-gps80>3.0.co;2-h.