Attitudes and Expectations of Technologies to Manage High Risk Wandering and Elopement in Persons with Dementia: An Australian Perspective

Authors

E. Beattie, University of Technology
J. M. McCrow, University of Technology
William D. Kearns, University of South FloridaFollow
S. P. Applegarth, VA Patient Safety Center

Document Type

Conference Proceeding

Publication Date

11-1-2009

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gnp147

Abstract

Wandering is aimless and repetitive locomotion that may expose per- sons with dementia (PWD) to elopement, getting lost and death. This

study is an Australian replication of a U

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Was this content written or created while at USF?

Yes

Citation / Publisher Attribution

Gerontologist, v. 49, Suppl. 2, p. 93

Scholar Commons Citation

Beattie, E.; McCrow, J. M.; Kearns, William D.; and Applegarth, S. P., "Attitudes and Expectations of Technologies to Manage High Risk Wandering and Elopement in Persons with Dementia: An Australian Perspective" (2009). Rehabilitation and Mental Health Counseling Faculty Publications. 17.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/mhs_facpub/17