Severity of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Nursing Home Residents

We aimed at assessing time shift in the severity of neuropsychiatric symptoms (NPS) in nursing home residents between 2004/2005 and 2010/2011 and associations between NPS and socio-demographic variables, physical health status, dementia severity, and the use of psychotropic drugs. The Neuropsychiatr...

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Main Authors: Anne-Sofie Helvik, Knut Engedal, Bei Wu, Jūratė Šaltytė Benth, Kirsten Corazzini, Irene Røen, Geir Selbæk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2016-01-01
Series:Dementia and Geriatric Cognitive Disorders Extra
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Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/442250