Document Type
Article
Publication Date
11-2015
Keywords
dementia, missing, wandering, lost, behavioral symptoms of dementia
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare3041121
Abstract
Behavioral symptoms of dementia often present the greatest challenge for informal caregivers. One behavior, that is a constant concern for caregivers, is the person with dementia leaving a designated area such that their whereabouts become unknown to the caregiver or a missing incident. Based on an extensive literature review and published findings of their own research, members of the International Consortium on Wandering and Missing Incidents constructed a preliminary missing incidents model. Examining the evidence base, specific factors within each category of the model were further described, reviewed and modified until consensus was reached regarding the final model. The model begins to explain in particular the variety of antecedents that are related to missing incidents. The model presented in this paper is designed to be heuristic and may be used to stimulate discussion and the development of effective preventative and response strategies for missing incidents among persons with dementia.
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Healthcare, v. 3, issue 4, p. 1121-1132
Scholar Commons Citation
Rowe, Meredeth; Houston, Amy M.; Molinari, Victor A.; Bulat, Tatjana; Bowen, Mary E.; Spring, Heather; Mutolo, Sandra; and McKenzie, Barbara, "The Concept of Missing Incidents in Persons with Dementia" (2015). Nursing Faculty Publications. 64.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/nur_facpub/64
