Staff Reports of Behavioral Expressions of Persons With Dementia in 250 Assisted Living Communities.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Assisted living (AL) residents with dementia commonly exhibit behavioral expressions (BEs), yet no study has examined how AL staff perceive and respond to BEs in terms of the "ABC" model of antecedents, behaviors, and consequences, or how perceptions relate to organizational characteristics. Understanding staff perceptions may inform interventions.

Research design and methods

A convergent, mixed methods design was used in a study of health care supervisors from 250 AL communities in 7 states who reported 366 cases of resident BEs (one successful and one unsuccessful case). Qualitative analysis identified antecedents, BEs, staff responses, resident outcomes, and disposition (aging in place or discharge). Content analysis identified themes and compare

SUBMITTER: Dobbs D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8827313 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature