Prevalence of Problematic Behaviors in the Ambulant Elderly with Dementia

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This study was designed to ascertain tendencies in the development of problematic behavior among ambulant elderly with mild and moderate dementia. Ambulant elderly with dementia who had normal eyesight and audibility and were over 65 years of age (N=466), were selected based on the Basic Survey for Eligibility for long-term care insurance, conducted in seven municipalities of Aichi prefecture, in Japan. In order to compare the prevalence of problematic behaviors, participants were divided into two groups based on their level of dementia, mild (312 people) and moderate (134 people). The tendencies in problematic behaviors were compared between the two groups using data for "Problematic Behavior" and "Capacity for Mutual Understanding of Purpose" in the survey. The prevalence of problematic behaviors was found to be significantly different between the two groups, being greater in the elderly with moderate dementia group than in the elderly with mild dementia group. Furthermore, there were significant differences in the capacity for mutual understanding of purpose between the groups. It is important to develop and apply support systems that can adequately reduce daily difficulties caused by problematic behaviors in order to effectively support the elderly with dementia based on these results.
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