Problem behavior in the last year of life: prevalence, risks, and care receipt in older Americans

Article Abstract:

This article examines the relationship between behavioral problems in older adults and their quality of care. Findings indicate that problem behaviors are common among the elderly, especially those with conditions like dementia or alcoholism, and that these behaviors significantly decrease their quality of care during the final year of life.

Statistical Data Included, Research, Medical care, Alcoholism, Human behavior, Cognition disorders in old age, Geriatric cognitive disorders

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The Delirium Index, a measure of the severity of delirium: new findings on reliability, validity, and responsiveness

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The reliability, validity, and responsiveness of an instrument for measuring the severity of delirium, the Delirium Index (DI) is examined. It is concluded that DI appears to be a reliable, valid and responsive measure of the severity of delirium in patients with delirium, with or without dementia.

Delirium

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Performance-based measures of physical function for high-function populations

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A study on performance-based tests used in clinical research, is examined. The tests relate to physical functioning of human beings.

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Research and Testing Services, Medical Research, Epilepsy & Muscle Disease R&D, Administration of Public Health Programs, Health Research Programs, Methods, Medicine, Experimental, Human experimentation in psychology, Human psychological experimentation

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