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| Title: |
Aggressive behaviour in Huntington's disease: a cross-sectional study in a nursing home population |
| Author: |
Shiwach, R.S. Patel, V. |
| Appeared in: |
Behavioural neurology |
| Paging: | Volume 6 (2014) nr. 1 pages 43-47 |
| Year: |
2014-01-31 |
| Contents: |
We describe a cross-sectional study of aggressive behaviour in a sample of patients suffering from Huntington's disease in a residential nursing home. Data were obtained using the RAGE, a behaviourally oriented rating scale for measuring aggressive behaviour in cognitively impaired patients. Nursing staff rated 27 patients after a 3 day observation period. A third of the sample were rated to be at least mildly aggressive; the frequencies of some specific types of aggressive behaviour were high. In contrast, the frequency of injuries sustained and the use of restraints and medication for aggressive behaviour were low. Aggressive behaviour was found to be significantly related to the degree of functional impairment. These data are compared with those reported in a study using the RAGE to assess aggressive behaviour in a sample of elderly patients with dementia. |
| Publisher: |
IOS Press |
| Source file: |
Elektronische Wetenschappelijke Tijdschriften |
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