Challenging behavior in nursing home residents with dementia

Martin Smalbrugge; Sandra A. Zwijsen; Raymond C.T.M. Koopmans; Debby L. Gerritsen

doi:10.1007/978-3-319-49832-4_5

Challenging behavior in nursing home residents with dementia

Martin Smalbrugge^*, Sandra A. Zwijsen, Raymond C.T.M. Koopmans, Debby L. Gerritsen

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Abstract

Challenging behavior is highly prevalent in nursing home residents with dementia. For many of the residents, the challenging behavior was also the main reason of admission to the nursing home. The challenging behavior leads to loss of quality of life and stress and burden for caregivers, both informal and formal. Especially agitation and aggression are a challenge. Managing challenging behavior in residents with dementia asks for a systematic and multidisciplinary approach, focusing on finding and treating the underlying problems. Psychoactive drugs should be used on strict indication; psychosocial interventions are first-choice treatment. In this chapter, professionals are given guidance for a systematic, multidisciplinary, and timely detection, analysis, treatment, and evaluation of challenging behavior in nursing home residents with dementia.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Dementia in Nursing Homes
Publisher	Springer International Publishing AG
Pages	55-66
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Electronic)	9783319498324
ISBN (Print)	9783319498300
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-49832-4_5
Publication status	Published - 19 May 2017

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