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Prevalence and Correlates of Disruptive Behavior in the Nursing Home
Mary E. Jackson, PhD
Brown University
Margaret L. Drugovich, MA
Brown University
Marsha D. Fretwell, MD
Brown University
William D. Spector, PhD
National Center for Health Services Research
Josef Sternberg, MD
Brown University
Rebecca B. Rosenstein, PhD
Brown University
Estimates of the prevalence of disruptive behavior in the nursing home are presented based upon a representative sample of nursing home residents from intermediate care and skilled nursing facilities (ICF and SNF) in Rhode Island. Results indicate that 26.4% of residents had engaged in some form of disruptive behavior within two weeks prior to assessment. Abusiveness (physical and verbal) and noisiness were identified as the most prevalent behavior types (11.6% and 10.2%, respectively). Given the similarity of Rhode Island nursing home residents to nursing home residents nationally, these estimates may be considered as estimates for the national nursing home population. Older residents and those with greater physical and cognitive impairments were more likely to exhibit behavior problems. Although disruptive behavior seems to be associated with the dementing process, cognitively intact residents also demonstrated these behaviors. These findings suggest that an etiology of disruptive behavior should include both physiological as well as social and psychological factors.
Journal of Aging and Health, Vol. 1, No. 3,
349-369 (1989)
DOI: 10.1177/089826438900100305
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