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van Voorden G, Koopmans RTCM, Strik-Lips MM, Smalbrugge M, Zuidema SU, van den Brink AMA, Persoon A, Oude Voshaar RC, Gerritsen DL. Organizational characteristics of highly specialized units for people with dementia and severe challenging behavior. BMC Geriatr 2024; 24:681. [PMID: 39143456 PMCID: PMC11323444 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-024-05257-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2024] [Accepted: 07/29/2024] [Indexed: 08/16/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND People with dementia and severe challenging behavior in the Netherlands can be temporarily admitted to highly specialized units when their behavior is not manageable in regular dementia special care units (DSCUs). With scarce evidence available for the treatment of these patients, treatment in these units is in a pioneering phase. To gain more insight into these units, this study investigated organizational characteristics, i.e. admission and discharge characteristics, staffing, the physical environment, and the management of severe challenging behavior. METHODS Three data collection methods were used: 1) a digital questionnaire to be completed by the unit manager, 2) an interview with the physician responsible for medical care and often another practitioner, and 3) an observation of the physical environment for which the OAZIS-dementia questionnaire was used. Descriptive analysis was used for quantitative data and thematic analysis for qualitative data, after which data was interpreted together. Thirteen units participated, with their sizes ranging from 10 to 28 places. RESULTS Patients were mainly admitted from regular DSCUs, home or mental health care, and discharged to regular DSCUs. A multidisciplinary team comprising at least an elderly care physician or geriatrician, psychologist, and nursing staff member and other therapists as needed provided the treatment. Nursing staff hours per patient considerably differed among units. Nursing staff played a central role in the treatment. Competences such as reflectiveness on one's own behavior, and being able to cope with stressful situations were described as relevant for nursing staff. Investing in a stable nursing staff team was described as important. The units varied in whether their work-up was more intuitive or methodological. In the diagnostic phase, observation together with an extensive analysis of the patient's biography was essential. The units used a broad variety of interventions, and all paid attention to sensory stimuli. In the observation of the physical environment, the safety scored well and domesticity relatively low. CONCLUSION Highly specialized units show strong heterogeneity in organizational characteristics and management, which can be understood in the light of the pioneering phase. Despite this, similarities were found in nursing staff roles, frequent multidisciplinary evaluation, and attention to sensory stimuli.
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- Gerrie van Voorden
- Radboudumc Research Institute for Medical Innovation, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
- Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
- University Knowledge Network for Older Adult Care Nijmegen (UKON), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
- Radboudumc Alzheimer Center, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands.
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- Radboudumc Research Institute for Medical Innovation, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
- Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
- University Knowledge Network for Older Adult Care Nijmegen (UKON), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
- Radboudumc Alzheimer Center, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
- Joachim en Anna, Center for Specialized Geriatric Care, De Waalboog, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Department of Medicine for Older People, Amsterdam UMC, Location Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Aging and Later Life, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- Department of Primary and Long-Term Care, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
- Alzheimer Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Radboudumc Research Institute for Medical Innovation, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
- Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
- University Knowledge Network for Older Adult Care Nijmegen (UKON), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
- Radboudumc Alzheimer Center, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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- Alzheimer Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
- Department of Psychiatry, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Radboudumc Research Institute for Medical Innovation, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
- Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
- University Knowledge Network for Older Adult Care Nijmegen (UKON), Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
- Radboudumc Alzheimer Center, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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Van den Bulcke L, Peeters AM, Davidoff H, Vaessens R, Vansteelandt K, Van den Stock J, De Vos M, Testelmans D, Vandenbulcke M, Van Den Bossche M. Aggression Severity as a Predictor of Mortality in Dementia. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2024; 25:764-768. [PMID: 37972646 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2023.10.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2023] [Revised: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/19/2023]
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OBJECTIVES In psychogeriatric units for patients with dementia and behavioral problems, aggression is prevalent. Predictions and timely interventions of aggression are essential to create a safe environment and prevent adverse outcomes. Our study aimed to determine whether aggression severity early during admission to these units could be used as an indicator of adverse outcomes. DESIGN During one year, all aggressive incidents on a psychogeriatric unit were systematically recorded using the Revised Staff Observation of Aggression Scale (SOAS-R). The study investigated the link between the severity of incidents within the first 48 hours of admission and adverse outcomes. SETTING AND PARTICIPANTS All patients included in the study were admitted to a psychogeriatric unit for dementia and behavioral problems between November 2020 and October 2021. METHODS The study population was categorized into groups according to the level of aggression severity during the first 48 hours of admission. The impact of aggression severity on the duration of admission, aggression frequency and severity during admission, medication usage at discharge, discharge destination, and mortality risk were examined. RESULTS During the initial 2 days of admission, 9 of 88 patients had 1 or more severe aggression incidents. An early manifestation of severe aggression was significantly associated with more incidents during hospitalization, a higher total SOAS-R score, and a sevenfold higher 1-year mortality risk compared with patients who did not or only mildly manifested aggression in the first 48 hours of admission. CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS An early manifestation of aggression not only poses a direct safety risk to all involved but is also an early indicator of patients at risk for more detrimental outcomes, specifically mortality risk. By identifying patients at higher risk for adverse outcomes early, health care providers can provide preventive or timelier interventions, mitigating the risk of adverse outcomes and optimizing care services.
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- Laura Van den Bulcke
- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Neuropsychiatry, Research Group Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Neuropsychiatry, Research Group Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; CSH (Circuits and Systems for Health) - Imec, Heverlee, Belgium
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Neuropsychiatry, Research Group Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Neuropsychiatry, Research Group Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Neuropsychiatry, Research Group Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Electrical Engineering (ESAT), KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Department of Development and Regeneration, Faculty of Medicine, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Pneumology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases and Thoracic Surgery (BREATHE), Department of Chronic Diseases and Metabolism, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Neuropsychiatry, Research Group Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Geriatric Psychiatry, University Psychiatric Center, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium; Neuropsychiatry, Research Group Psychiatry, Department of Neurosciences, Leuven Brain Institute, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
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Cummings J, Sano M, Auer S, Bergh S, Fischer CE, Gerritsen D, Grossberg G, Ismail Z, Lanctôt K, Lapid MI, Mintzer J, Palm R, Rosenberg PB, Splaine M, Zhong K, Zhu CW. Reduction and prevention of agitation in persons with neurocognitive disorders: an international psychogeriatric association consensus algorithm. Int Psychogeriatr 2024; 36:251-262. [PMID: 36876335 PMCID: PMC10480345 DOI: 10.1017/s104161022200103x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/07/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To develop an agitation reduction and prevention algorithm is intended to guide implementation of the definition of agitation developed by the International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA). DESIGN Review of literature on treatment guidelines and recommended algorithms; algorithm development through reiterative integration of research information and expert opinion. SETTING IPA Agitation Workgroup. PARTICIPANTS IPA panel of international experts on agitation. INTERVENTION Integration of available information into a comprehensive algorithm. MEASUREMENTS None. RESULTS The IPA Agitation Work Group recommends the Investigate, Plan, and Act (IPA) approach to agitation reduction and prevention. A thorough investigation of the behavior is followed by planning and acting with an emphasis on shared decision-making; the success of the plan is evaluated and adjusted as needed. The process is repeated until agitation is reduced to an acceptable level and prevention of recurrence is optimized. Psychosocial interventions are part of every plan and are continued throughout the process. Pharmacologic interventions are organized into panels of choices for nocturnal/circadian agitation; mild-moderate agitation or agitation with prominent mood features; moderate-severe agitation; and severe agitation with threatened harm to the patient or others. Therapeutic alternatives are presented for each panel. The occurrence of agitation in a variety of venues-home, nursing home, emergency department, hospice-and adjustments to the therapeutic approach are presented. CONCLUSIONS The IPA definition of agitation is operationalized into an agitation management algorithm that emphasizes the integration of psychosocial and pharmacologic interventions, reiterative assessment of response to treatment, adjustment of therapeutic approaches to reflect the clinical situation, and shared decision-making.
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- Jeffrey Cummings
- Joy Chambers-Grundy Professor of Brain Science, Director, Chambers-Grundy Center for Transformative Neuroscience, Co-Director, Pam Quirk Brain Health and Biomarker Laboratory, Department of Brain Health, School of Integrated Health Sciences. University of Nevada Las Vegas (UNLV)
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NYC NY and James J. Peters VAMC, Bronx NY
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- Centre for Dementia Studies, University for Continuing Education Krems, Austria
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- The research centre for age-related functional decline and disease, Innlandet hospital trust, Ottestad, Norway
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud university medical center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud Alzheimer Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Neuroscience, Division of Geriatric Psychiatry St Louis University School of Medicine
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- Departments Psychiatry, Neurology, Epidemiology, and Pathology, Hotchkiss Brain Institute & O’Brien Institute for Public Health University of Calgary
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- Hurvitz Brain Sciences Research Program, Sunnybrook Research Institute; and Departments of Psychiatry and Pharmacology/Toxicology, Temerty Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Mayo Clinic Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Psychiatrist, Ralph. H. Johnson VA Medical Center, Charleston, SC and Professor, College of Health Professions, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
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- Department of Nursing Science, Faculty of Health, Witten/Herdecke University, 58455 Witten, Germany
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- Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
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- Owner Splaine Consulting, Managing Partner, Recruitment Partners LLC
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- Department of Brain Health, School of Integrated Health Sciences, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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- Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine, NYC, NY and James J. Peters VAMC, Bronx NY
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van Voorden G, Koopmans RTCM, Smalbrugge M, Zuidema SU, van den Brink AMA, Persoon A, Oude Voshaar RC, Gerritsen DL. Well-being, multidisciplinary work and a skillful team: essential elements of successful treatment in severe challenging behavior in dementia. Aging Ment Health 2023; 27:2482-2489. [PMID: 36688302 DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2023.2169248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Accepted: 01/06/2023] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Conceptualize successful treatment of persons with dementia and severe challenging behavior as perceived by professionals. METHODS In this concept mapping study 82 experts in dementia care participated. The study followed two phases of data collection: (1) an online brainstorm where participants completed the focus prompt: 'I consider the treatment of people with severe challenging behavior in dementia successful if.'; (2) individual sorting and rating of the collected statements followed by data analysis using multidimensional scaling and hierarchical cluster analysis, resulting in a concept map. RESULTS Three clusters were identified, the first addressing treatment outcomes and the latter two addressing treatment processes, each divided into sub-clusters: (1) well-being, comprising well-being of the person with dementia and all people directly involved; (2) multidisciplinary analysis and treatment, comprising multidisciplinary analysis, process conditions, reduction in psychotropic drugs, and person-centered treatment; and (3) attitudes and skills of those involved, comprising consistent approach by the team, understanding behavior, knowing how to respond to behavior, and open attitudes. CONCLUSIONS Successful treatment in people with dementia and severe challenging behavior focuses on well-being of all people involved wherein attention to treatment processes including process conditions is essential to achieve this.
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- Gerrie van Voorden
- Department of primary and community care, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of primary and community care, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
- Joachim en Anna, Center for Specialized Geriatric Care, De Waalboog, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of medicine for older people, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, Alzheimer Center Groningen, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of primary and community care, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of primary and community care, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- University Center of Psychiatry, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Department of primary and community care, Radboud university medical center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Talebzadeh A, Decoutere I, Vander Mynsbrugge T, Botteldooren D, Devos P, Aletta F, Van de Velde D, De Vriendt P. The Influence of Everyday Acoustic Environments on the Challenging Behavior in Dementia: A Participatory Observation Study in Nursing Homes. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2023; 20:4191. [PMID: 36901204 PMCID: PMC10002302 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph20054191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2023] [Revised: 02/22/2023] [Accepted: 02/22/2023] [Indexed: 06/18/2023]
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Challenging behavior (CB) is a group of behaviors, reactions and symptoms due to dementia, which can be challenging for the caregivers. The study aims to research the influence of acoustics on CB in people with dementia (PwD). An ethnographic method was used to study the daily life of PwD in their nursing homes with a specific focus on how people react to everyday environmental sounds. Thirty-five residents were included in the sample based on purposeful, homogeneous group characteristics and sampling. Empirical data were collected using 24/7 participatory observations. The collected data were analyzed using a phenomenological-hermeneutical method: a naïve understanding, a structural analysis and a comprehensive understanding. The result shows that the onset of CB depends on whether the resident feels safe and is triggered by an excess or lack of stimuli. The excess or shortage of stimuli and whether and when it affects a person is personal. It depends on various factors, the person's state and the time of day, the nature of the stimuli, familiarity, or strangeness is also a determining factor for the onset and progression of CB. The results can form an essential basis for developing soundscapes to make the PwD feel safe and reduce CB.
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- Arezoo Talebzadeh
- Department of Information Technology, WAVES—iGent, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Care Sciences, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Occupational Therapy Department, Artevelde University of Applied Sciences, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Information Technology, WAVES—iGent, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Information Technology, WAVES—iGent, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering, The Bartlett, University College London, London WC1H 0NN, UK
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Care Sciences, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
- Occupational Therapy Department, Artevelde University of Applied Sciences, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health Care Sciences, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
- Occupational Therapy Department, Artevelde University of Applied Sciences, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
- Frailty in Ageing (FRIA) Research Group, Department of Gerontology and Mental Health and Wellbeing (MENT) Research Group, Vrije Universiteit, 1050 Brussel, Belgium
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Veldwijk-Rouwenhorst AE, Zuidema SU, Smalbrugge M, Persoon A, Koopmans RTCM, Gerritsen DL. Losing hope or keep searching for a golden solution: an in-depth exploration of experiences with extreme challenging behavior in nursing home residents with dementia. BMC Geriatr 2022; 22:758. [PMID: 36114482 PMCID: PMC9479311 DOI: 10.1186/s12877-022-03438-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2021] [Accepted: 08/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Background Situations of extreme challenging behavior such as very frequent and/or severe agitation or physical aggression in nursing home residents with dementia can be experienced as an impasse by nursing home staff and relatives. In this distinct part of our WAALBED (WAAL-Behavior-in-Dementia)-III study, we aimed to explore these situations by obtaining the experiences and perspectives of nursing home staff and relatives involved. This can provide a direction in providing tools for handling extreme challenging behavior of nursing home residents with dementia and may improve their quality of life. Methods Qualitative multiple case study with individual interviews and focus group discussions. Interviewees were elderly care physicians, psychologists, care staff members, unit managers and relatives (n = 42). They were involved with nursing home residents with dementia and extreme challenging behavior living on dementia special care units in the Netherlands. For these residents, external consultation by the Centre for Consultation and Expertise was requested. Audio-recordings of the interviews were transcribed verbatim and analyzed with thematic analysis, including conventional content analysis. Results Seven cases were included. Forty-one individual interviews and seven focus group discussions were held. For six stakeholder groups (resident, relative, care staff, treatment staff, nursing home staff, and the organization), three main factors could be identified that contributed to experiencing a situation of extreme challenging behavior as an impasse: 1) characteristics and attitudes of a stakeholder group, 2) interaction issues within a stakeholder group and 3) interaction issues among (groups of) stakeholders. The experienced difficulties with the resident’s characteristics, as well as suboptimal interdisciplinary collaboration and communication among the nursing home staff are remarkable. Nursing home staff kept searching for a golden solution or lost hope. Conclusions This study offers important insights into situations of extreme challenging behavior in nursing home residents with dementia and offers caregivers targets for improving care, treatment and interdisciplinary collaboration, such as working uniformly and methodically. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12877-022-03438-0.
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Dutch Long-Term Care in Transition: A Guide for Other Countries. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2022; 23:204-206. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2021.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Revised: 09/06/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Veldwijk-Rouwenhorst AE, Zuidema SU, Smalbrugge M, Bor H, Wetzels R, Gerritsen DL, Koopmans RTCM. Very frequent physical aggression and vocalizations in nursing home residents with dementia. Aging Ment Health 2021; 25:1442-1451. [PMID: 32602746 DOI: 10.1080/13607863.2020.1786799] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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OBJECTIVES We investigated the 2-week prevalence and correlates of very frequent physical aggression (PA) and vocalizations in nursing home (NH)-residents with dementia. METHOD/DESIGN This cross-sectional study used combined data of 2074 NH-residents from four studies, collected from 119 dementia special care units in 26 Dutch NH. Very frequent PA was defined as scoring 6 or 7 on the items 'hitting', pushing', 'biting' and 'kicking' of the Cohen Mansfield Agitation Inventory; very frequent vocalizations as scoring 6 or 7 on 'screaming' and 'making strange noises'. We compared NH-residents with very frequent PA or vocalizations with residents with less frequent PA or vocalizations, assessing correlates using univariate and multivariate multilevel logistic regression analyses. RESULTS We found a 2-week prevalence of 2.2% (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.63-2.89) of very frequent PA and 11.5% of very frequent vocalizations (95% CI: 10.23-12.98). Very frequent PA was only associated with apathy (odds ratio (OR)=1.93, 95% CI: 1.04-3.61). Correlates of very frequent vocalizations were age (OR = 0.97, 95% CI: 0.951-0.998), dementia severity (overall p-value 0.020), antipsychotic drug use (OR = 1.56, 95% CI: 1.08-2.26), antiepileptic drug use (OR = 2.75, 95% CI: 1.34-5.68) and euphoria (OR = 2.01, 95% CI: 1.22-3.31). CONCLUSION Characteristics of NH-residents with very frequent PA or very frequent vocalizations differ from those of NH-residents with less frequent PA or vocalizations. Frontal lobe damage, boredom, pain and/or external factors may explain several of the found associations, but further research is necessary. Our findings may contribute to better care for these residents and thereby to improving their quality of life.
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- Annelies E Veldwijk-Rouwenhorst
- Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,Radboudumc Alzheimer Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, Amsterdam Public Health Research Institute, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,Radboudumc Alzheimer Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,Radboudumc Alzheimer Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud University Medical Center, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,Radboudumc Alzheimer Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.,Center for Specialized Geriatric Care, De Waalboog "Joachim en Anna", Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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Schmüdderich K, Holle D, Ströbel A, Holle B, Palm R. Relationship between the severity of agitation and quality of life in residents with dementia living in German nursing homes - a secondary data analysis. BMC Psychiatry 2021; 21:191. [PMID: 33849487 PMCID: PMC8042694 DOI: 10.1186/s12888-021-03167-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2020] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Severe agitation and its relation to single dimensions of quality of life are not well understood. The aim of this study was to gain more knowledge about severe agitation and to examine the relationships between the severity of agitation and single dimensions of quality of life among residents with dementia living in German nursing homes. METHODS This exploratory secondary analysis included data from 1947 residents of 66 German nursing homes from the DemenzMonitor study. The construct of agitation was defined as a composite score of the items agitation/aggression, irritability/lability and disinhibition from the Neuropsychiatric Inventory Questionnaire (NPI-Q); the resident was classified as severely agitated if at least one of these symptoms was rated as 'severe'. The single dimensions of quality of life were measured with the short version of the QUALIDEM instrument. To avoid selection bias, two controls with mild or no agitation were selected for each resident with severe agitation using propensity score matching. Mixed linear regression models were then generated to determine the differences in the dimensions of quality of life for the severity of agitation and the defining items. RESULTS For four out of five dimensions of quality of life of the short version of QUALIDEM, residents with severe agitation had significantly lower values than residents without severe agitation. Converted to scale size, the greatest difference between both groups was found in the dimension social isolation with 23.0% (-2.07 (95% CI: -2.57, -1.57)). Further differences were found in the dimensions restless tense behaviour with 16.9% (-1.52 (95% CI: -2.04, -1.00)), positive affect with 14.0% (-1.68 (95% CI: -2.28, -1.09)) and social relations with 12.4% (-1.12 (95% CI: -1.54, -0.71)). CONCLUSIONS Severe agitation is a relevant phenomenon among nursing home residents with dementia and is associated with lower values of quality of life in the dimensions social isolation, restless tense behaviour, positive affect and social relations from the QUALIDEM instrument. Therefore, more attention should be paid to severe agitation in nursing practice and research. Moreover, care strategies used to reduce severe agitation should be considered in terms of their impact on the dimensions of quality of life.
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- Kathrin Schmüdderich
- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Stockumer Str. 12, Witten, 58453 Germany
- Witten/Herdecke University, Faculty of Health, School of Nursing Science, Stockumer Str. 12, Witten, 58453 Germany
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- University of Applied Sciences (hsg Bochum), Department of Nursing Science, Gesundheitscampus 6-8, Bochum, 44801 Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Stockumer Str. 12, Witten, 58453 Germany
- Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Center for Clinical Studies, Krankenhausstraße 12, Erlangen, 91054 Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Stockumer Str. 12, Witten, 58453 Germany
- Witten/Herdecke University, Faculty of Health, School of Nursing Science, Stockumer Str. 12, Witten, 58453 Germany
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- German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE), Stockumer Str. 12, Witten, 58453 Germany
- Witten/Herdecke University, Faculty of Health, School of Nursing Science, Stockumer Str. 12, Witten, 58453 Germany
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Cummings J, Pinto LC, Cruz M, Fischer CE, Gerritsen DL, Grossberg GT, Hwang TJ, Ismail Z, Jeste DV, Koopmans R, Lanctot KL, Mateos R, Peschin S, Sampaio C, Tsuang D, Wang H, Zhong K, Bain LJ, Sano M. Criteria for Psychosis in Major and Mild Neurocognitive Disorders: International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA) Consensus Clinical and Research Definition. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry 2020; 28:1256-1269. [PMID: 32958332 PMCID: PMC7669601 DOI: 10.1016/j.jagp.2020.09.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
Abstract
Psychosis is common among individuals with neurocognitive disorders, is difficult to manage, and causes considerable burden and stress to patients and caregivers. Developing effective treatments is a substantial unmet medical need but research has been slowed by the need for updated consensus diagnostic criteria. To address this need, the International Psychogeriatrics Association initiated a process to develop criteria for clinical use, research, and treatment development efforts. The process included clinical, regulatory, and industry stakeholders as well as input from a global network of experts in geriatric psychiatry responding to two surveys (N = 336). Results from the consensus process confirmed that clinicians wanted elaboration of aspects of the definition proposed by Jeste and Finkel in 2000 to ensure that the criteria are applied appropriately. Based on discussions, the survey, and emerging research, criteria were revised to apply to psychosis occurring with all major and mild neurocognitive disorders. Other important changes include providing examples of hallucinations and delusions and clarifying time course, impact, and exclusionary criteria. This definition of psychosis in major and mild neurocognitive disorders can be used to advance many types of research including development of much needed pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic interventions for psychosis in patients with neurocognitive disorders.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jeffrey Cummings
- Department of Brain Health (JC), School of Integrated Health Sciences, Chambers-Grundy Center for Transformative Neuroscience, University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV; Cleveland Clinic Lou Ruvo Center for Brain Health (JC), Las Vegas, NV.
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- Centro Hospitalar Psiquiátrico de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Faculty of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Canada
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- Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboudumc Alzheimer Center, Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Psychiatry, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Cumming School of Medicine, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Stein Institute for Research on Aging, University of California, San Diego, CA, USA
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- Department of Primary and Community Care, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboudumc Alzheimer Center, Radboud University Medical Center Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario; University of Toronto, Canada
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- University of Santiago de Compostela, Department of Psychiatry, Santiago de Compostela, Spain
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- CHDI Management/CHDI Foundation Inc. Princeton, USA and Laboratorio de Farmacologia Clinica, Lisbon School of Medicine, Lisboa, Portugal
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- University of Washington School of Medicine/VA Puget Sound, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Dementia Care and Research Center, Peking University Institute of Mental Health (Sixth Hospital), Beijing Dementia Key Lab, National Clinical Research Center for Mental Disorders, Beijing, China
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- Independent Science and Medical Writer, Elverson, PA, USA
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- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, NYC, NY and the James J Peers VAMC, Bronx NY Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
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Janus SIM, Vink AC, Ridder HM, Geretsegger M, Stige B, Gold C, Zuidema SU. Developing consensus description of group music therapy characteristics for persons with dementia. NORDIC JOURNAL OF MUSIC THERAPY 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/08098131.2020.1779790] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Sarah I. M. Janus
- Department of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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- Academy of Music, Music Therapy Department, ArtEZ University of the Arts, Enschede, The Netherlands
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- Doctoral Programme in Music Therapy, Department of Communication and Psychology, Aalborg University, Aalborg, Denmark
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- GAMUT - The Grieg Academy Music Therapy Research Centre, NORCE, Bergen, Norway
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- Grieg Academy – Department of Music, Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design, University of Bergen, Bergen, Norway
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- GAMUT - The Grieg Academy Music Therapy Research Centre, NORCE, Bergen, Norway
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- Department of General Practice and Elderly Care Medicine, University Medical Centre Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
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Volicer L. Problems with DICE and BPSD. J Am Med Dir Assoc 2020; 21:563-564. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2019.11.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2019] [Revised: 11/11/2019] [Accepted: 11/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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