Geriatrics 242 - Behavioral Problems and Dementia
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Educational Objectives: At the end of this lesson, you will be able to:
- List and describe the 3 behavioral problems in people with dementia including apathy, agitation, and rejection of care/aggression
- Describe and differentiate agitation vs. rejection of care/aggression and list 1 key factor in symptom management of each condition
- List and describe 2 nonpharmacologic interventions that can be used in managing behavioral symptoms in people with dementia
- List 10 problematic behaviors that are commonly evaluated using the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory scale
- List 3 other conditions that include apathy as a feature or characteristic
Course overview
*List and describe the 3 behavioral problems in people with dementia including apathy, agitation, and rejection of care/aggression *Describe and differentiate agitation vs. rejection of care/aggression and list 1 key factor in symptom management of each condition *List and describe 2 nonpharmacologic interventions that can be used in managing behavioral symptoms in people with dementia *List 10 problematic behaviors that are commonly evaluated using the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory scale *List 3 other conditions that include apathy as a feature or characteristic
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