| Saturday, July 16, 2005: 9:00 AM-10:30 AM | |||
| Wandering Behavior in Persons With Dementia: Cultural Perspectives | |||
| Learning Objective #1: Understand measurement of wandering and translation process into other language | |||
| Learning Objective #2: Understand the similarities and differences in wandering behavior between Korea and the US | |||
| In Korea and the U. S., approximately 9.5% and 6% of elders over the age of 65 respectively have dementia. Wandering in cognitively impaired elders is a problem frequently encountered in acute and extended care settings, as well as in the home, posing great management challenges to caregivers. Wandering behavior in PWDs can be high-risk when related to hazardous situations such as falls and elopements. Depending on the population studied and the definition of terms, prevalence estimates of wandering vary widely, ranging 2-70 % among community-residing persons with dementia (PWDs) and 4-24% in institutionalized PWDs. Regardless of culture, wandering behavior has a significant impact not only on the wanderer themselves, but also on their family caregivers. Caregiver burden has been identified as a critical phenomenon associated with health outcomes for dementia sufferers and their family caregivers. While behavioral problems, including wandering, are among the most significant predictors for caregiver burden regardless of culture, there is little information about cross-cultural differences or similarities in the burden of caregiving for a wanderer. However, in much research related to wandering, the term ˇ®wanderingˇ&hibar; was not clearly defined and measured. There is a lack of clear criteria for delineating wanderers and few validated measurement strategies for quantifying wandering behavior. In many studies, subjects are simply categorized as wanderers or non-wanderers based on caregiverˇ&hibar;s perceptions without describing their wandering behavior. Therefore, in this symposium, the measurement and cultural issues of wandering behavior will be discussed. Furthermore, the findings of each presentation would guide for future research on development of nursing intervention for dementia care. | |||
| Organizer: | Gwi-Ryung Son, PhD, RN | ||
| Presenters: | Gwi-Ryung Son, PhD, RN Jun-Ah Song, PhD, RN Young Mi Lim, PhD, RN Haesook Kim, MSN, RN | ||
| Comparison of Wandering Behavior between NH and ALF Residents with Dementia Jun-Ah Song, PhD, RN, Elizabeth R. Beattie, RN, PhD, Donna L. Algase, RN, PhD, FAAN, FGSA, Gwi-Ryung Son, PhD, RN | |||
| Factors Influencing Burden of Family Caregivers with Community Dwelling Demented Elders in Korea Young Mi Lim, PhD, RN, Gwi-Ryung Son, PhD, RN, Jun-Ah Song, PhD, RN, Elizabeth R. Beattie, RN, PhD | |||
| Factors related to wandering behavior in community living elders in Korea Haesook Kim, MSN, RN, Gwi-Ryung Son, PhD, RN, Young Mi Lim, PhD, RN, Jun-Ah Song, PhD, RN | |||
| Predictors of Wandering Behavior in Nursing Home Population in Korea Gwi-Ryung Son, PhD, RN, Young Mi Lim, PhD, RN, Jun-Ah Song, PhD, RN | |||