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Peer reviewedDawson, Pam; Reid, David W. – Gerontologist, 1987
Nurses in long-term care settings described behaviors of patients at risk for wandering and rated wanderers (N=59) and nonwanderers (N=41) on these behaviors. Revealed three independent factors of which two differentiated known wanderers from those who had not previously wandered: cognitive deficits and hyperactivity. Dimensions in turn were…
Descriptors: Behavior Patterns, Cognitive Ability, High Risk Persons, Hyperactivity
