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Need-driven dementia-compromised behavior. An alternative view of disruptive behavior

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Algase, Donna L., Beck, Cormelia, Kolanowski, Ann, Whall, Ann, Berent, Stanley, Richards, Kathy, Beattie, Elizabeth·1996·American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease

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The disruptive behavior of persons with dementia is a problem of considerable clinical interest and growing scientific concern. This paper offers a view of these behaviors as expressions of unmet needs or goals and provides a comprehensive conceptual framework to guide further research and clinical practice. Empiricalfindings and clinical impressions related to wandering, vocalizations and aggression to support and illustrate the framework are presented

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  • The NDB model is a middle-range theory that describes dementia-related behaviors and illustrates the processes that produce them.

    “The NDB model is a middle-range theory that describes dementia-related behaviors and illustrates the processes that produce them.”

    From Practice guidelines for recreation therapy in the care of people with dementia (CE) (2003) · cites this paper as [10]

    The Introduction describes the NDB model as a framework for understanding wandering, vocalization, and aggression, and explains these behaviors through needs and interacting background and proximal factors. The paper calls it a conceptual framework, but our copy does not identify it as a middle-range theory. (LLM, conf=0.82)

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  • The NDB model identifies and describes the causal processes through which interventions are expected to produce desired outcomes.

    “It also identifies and describes the causal processes through which interventions are expected to produce desired outcomes.”

    From Practice guidelines for recreation therapy in the care of people with dementia (CE) (2003) · cites this paper as [10]

    The Introduction describes how needs and background and proximal factors may give rise to dementia-compromised behaviors. Applications to practice and research uses those proposed relationships to suggest interventions, such as increasing social interaction to modify wandering. The paper does not establish the causal processes by which those interventions produce desired outcomes; it says the framework needs validation and recommends examining intervention effects. (LLM, conf=0.79)

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  • Proximal factors in the NDB model induce a need state and precipitate dementia-related behaviors, given the context of risk-producing background factors.

    “Proximal factors in the NDB model induce a need state and precipitate dementia-related behaviors, given the context of risk-producing background factors.”

    From Practice guidelines for recreation therapy in the care of people with dementia (CE) (2003) · cites this paper as [10]

    The framework discussion (page unavailable) describes background factors as relevant to risk profiles and says proximal factors are likely to precipitate need-driven dementia-compromised behaviors. It treats changing needs and states as proximal factors, but does not say that proximal factors induce a need state; the claim also states as certain what the paper describes as likely. (LLM, conf=0.83)

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  • The specific intervention theory that resulted from the consensus meeting combined the Need-Driven Dementia-Compromised Behavior Model (NDB) and the Neurodevelopmental Sequencing Program (NDSP).

    “The specific intervention theory that resulted from the consensus meeting combined the Need-Driven Dementia-Compromised Behavior Model (NDB) 10 and the Neurodevelopmental Sequencing Program (NDSP).11”
  • Dementia-related behaviors arise in part because of an unmet need.

    “The model asserts that such behaviors arise in part because of an unmet need.”

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Authors
Algase, D. L., Beck, C., Kolanowski, A., Whall, A., Berent, S., Richards, K., & Beattie, E.
Affiliations
  • University of Michigan (US)
  • University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
  • Wilkes University (US)
  • James Cook University (AU)
Venue
American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease
Published
1996-11
Volume
11
Issue
6
Pages
10-19
ISSN
  • 0888-4897 (ISSN-L)
  • 1082-5207
OpenAlex
W2092377944
Cited by
628
References
91
Citations by year
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FWCI
6.31
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • American Journal of Alzheimer s Disease & Other Dementias® (publishedVersion)
  • Deep Blue (University of Michigan) (submittedVersion)
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
  • Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Behavioral and Psychological Studies
Keywords
dementia, disruptive behavior, wandering, vocalizations, aggression, unmet needs, goal-directed behavior, conceptual framework, Alzheimer's disease

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