Risk assessment of wandering behavior in mild XXXX .

@entity1 @entity2414 @entity303 @entity174
OBJECTIVE: This prospective longitudinal study aims to determine the risk factors of wandering-related adverse consequences in community-dwelling @entity1 with mild @entity303 . These adverse consequences include negative outcomes of wandering (falls, @entity174 , and injuries) and eloping behavior. METHODS: We recruited 143 dyads of @entity1 with mild @entity303 and their caregivers from a veteran's hospital and memory clinic in Florida. Wandering-related adverse consequences were measured using the Revised Algase Wandering Scale - Community Version. Variables such as personality (Big Five Inventory), behavioral response to stress, gait, and balance (Tinetti Gait and Balance), wayfinding ability (Wayfinding Effectiveness Scale), and neurocognitive abilities (attention, cognition, @entity2414 , and executive functioning) were also measured. Bivariate and logistic regression analyses were performed to assess the predictors of these wandering-related adverse consequences. RESULTS: A total of 49% of the study @entity1 had falls, @entity174 , and injuries due to wandering behavior, and 43.7% demonstrated eloping behaviors. Persistent walking (OR   =   2.6) and poor gait (OR   =   0.9) were significant predictors of negative outcomes of wandering, while persistent walking (OR   =   13.2) and passivity (OR   =   2.55) predicted eloping behavior. However, there were no correlations between wandering-related adverse consequences and @entity1 ' characteristics (age, gender, race, ethnicity, and education), health status (Charlson comorbidity index), or neurocognitive abilities. CONCLUSION: Our results highlight the importance of identifying at-risk individuals so that effective interventions can be developed to reduce or prevent the adverse consequences of wandering. Copyright    2015 John Wiley _ Sons, Ltd.
