Figure A is the analytical framework describing the flow of dementia patients with agitation and aggression through exposure to interventions aimed at preventing and/or reducing the frequency and severity of these behaviors. Interventions can be general or targeted to specific behaviors. Interventions can have associated harms. Outcomes include clinically reductions in the frequency and severity of agitation and aggression in the dementia patient, reductions and improvements in quality of life among patients, staff, and caregivers.

Figure AAnalytic framework for nonpharmacologic interventions to manage agitation/aggression in dementia

KQ = Key Question

From: Executive Summary

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Nonpharmacologic Interventions for Agitation and Aggression in Dementia [Internet].
Comparative Effectiveness Reviews, No. 177.
Brasure M, Jutkowitz E, Fuchs E, et al.
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