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Determinants of behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia: A scoping review of the evidence

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Kolanowski, Ann, Boltz, Marie, Galik, Elizabeth, Gitlin, Laura N., Kales, Helen C., Resnick, Barbara, Van Haitsma, Kimberly S., Knehans, Amy +12 more·2017·Nursing Outlook

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Background Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) are prevalent in people with neurodegenerative diseases.Purpose In this scoping review the Kales, Gitlin and Lykestos framework is used to answer the question: What high quality evidence exists for the patient, caregiver and environmental determinants of five specific BPSD: aggression, agitation, apathy, depression and psychosis?Method An a priori review protocol was developed; 692 of 6013 articles retrieved in the search were deemed eligible for review. Gough's Weight of Evidence Framework and the Cochrane Collaboration's tool for assessing risk of bias were used. The findings from 56 high quality/low bias articles are summarized.Discussion Each symptom had its own set of determinants, but many were common across several symptoms: neurodegeneration, type of dementia, severity of cognitive impairments, and declining functional abilities, and to a lesser extent, caregiver burden and communication.Conclusion Research and policy implications are relevant to the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease.

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  • NPS are common and persistent non-cognitive dementia symptoms, generally understood to arise from personal, caregiving, and environmental factors.

    “Common and persistent non-cognitive symptoms in dementia, NPS are broadly understood to have personal, caregiving, and environmental determinants.8”

    From Discharge Communication of Dementia-Related Neuropsychiatric Symptoms and Care Management Strategies during Hospital to Skilled Nursing Facility Transitions (2021) · cites this paper as [8]

    The Introduction describes behavioral and psychological symptoms as affecting the vast majority of people with dementia, and the review examines patient, caregiver, and environmental determinants. But persistence is established for particular symptoms, including agitation and aggression, rather than for NPS generally; the Findings summary calls agitation a common and persistent symptom unlike other neuropsychiatric symptoms. The blanket description of NPS as persistent therefore overstates the source. (LLM, conf=0.87)

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Kolanowski, A., Boltz, M., Galik, E., Gitlin, L. N., Kales, H. C., Resnick, B., Van Haitsma, K. S., Knehans, A., Sutterlin, J. E., Sefcik, J. S., Liu, W., Petrovsky, D. V., Massimo, L., Gilmore-Bykovskyi, A., MacAndrew, M., Brewster, G., Nalls, V., Jao, Y.-L., Duffort, N., & Scerpella, D.
Affiliations
  • Pennsylvania State University (US)
  • University of Maryland, Baltimore (US)
  • Johns Hopkins University (US)
  • University of Michigan (US)
  • University of Pennsylvania (US)
  • University of Iowa (US)
  • Queensland University of Technology (AU)
Corresponding author
Kolanowski, Ann
Venue
Nursing Outlook
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2017-09
Volume
65
Issue
5
Pages
515-529
ISSN
0029-6554 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2625547843
Cited by
165
References
100
Citations by year
2026: 7 · 2025: 14 · 2024: 13 · 2023: 22 · 2022: 27 · 2021: 30 · 2020: 24 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 12 · 2017: 2
FWCI
2.16
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Nursing Outlook (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
  • eScholarship (California Digital Library) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute on Aging (K99AG056054)
  • National Institute of Nursing Research (F32NR014777)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Psychiatry and Mental health › Dementia and Cognitive Impairment Research
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › General Health Professions › Geriatric Care and Nursing Homes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
Keywords
behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, dementia, aggression, agitation, apathy, depression, psychosis, risk factors, neurodegeneration, cognitive impairment severity, functional decline, caregiver burden, communication, Alzheimer's disease
MeSH terms
Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aggression, Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Depression, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Psychomotor Agitation, Psychotic Disorders, Apathy

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