UK Wandering Network (UKWN)
Publications in the literature on Wandering
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Algase D L (1992) A century of progress: today’s strategies for responding to wandering behaviour Journal of Gerontological Nursing 18 (11) 29-34
Algase, D L (1999) Wandering in Dementia Annual Review of Nursing Research 17 185-217
Bail, K. (2003). Devices may be preferable to locked doors. British Medical Journal 326, 281.
Beattie E & Algase DL (2002) Improving table-sitting behaviour of wanderers via theoretical substruction: designing an intervention. Journal of Gerontological Nursing 28 (10) 6-11.
Beattie E R A Algase D L & Song J (2004) Keeping wandering nursing home residents at the table: improving food intake using a behavioural communication intervention
Ageing and Mental Health 8 (2) 109-116
Beattie E R A Song J & LaGore S (2005) A comparison of wandering behaviour in Nursing Homes and Assisted Living Facilities. Research and Theory for Nursing Practice: An International Journal 19 (2) 181-196
Cantes S and Rigby P (1997) Freedom to wander safely
Elderly Care 9 (4) 8-9
Cohen-Mansfield J and Billig N (1986) Agitated behaviours in the elderly: a conceptual review Journal of the American Geriatric Society 34 711-721
Cohen-Mansfield J and Werner P (1999) Outdoor wandering parks for persons with dementia: a survey of characteristics and use Alzheimer’s Disease and Associated Disorders 13 (2) 109-117
Cohen-Mansfield J Werner P Culpepper II W J and Barkley D (1997) Evaluation of an in-service training programme on dementia and wandering Journal of Gerontological Nursing 23 (10) 40-47
Coles S & Richards K (2005) Sleep and cognition in people with Alzheimer’s disease. Issues in Mental Health Nursing 26 687-698
Colombo M Vitali S Cairati M Perelli-Cippo R Bessi O Gioia P & Guaita A (2001) Wanders: features, findings and issues Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics Supplement 7 99-106
Cornbleth T (1977) Effects of a protected hospital ward area on wandering and non-wandering geriatric patients Journal of Gerontology 32 573-577
Darby S J (1990) Containing the wanderer Nursing Times 86 (15) 42-43
David N (1997) Unlocking the door to better individual care Journal of Dementia Care Nov/Dec 18-19
Davis S Laker S & Ellis L (1999) Dignity on the Ward: Promoting excellence in care Good practice in Acute Hospital care for Older People London Help the Aged
Devereaux Melillo K and Futrell M (1998) Wandering and technology devices Journal of Gerontological Nursing August 32-39
Dewing J (2000) Sundowning Is it A Syndrome or Not? A Literature Review Journal of Dementia Care 8(6) 34-37
Dewing J (2005) Screening for Wandering and Older Persons with Dementia.
Journal of Nursing Older People 17 (3) 20-24Dewing J (2008) Invited Guest Editorial The right to walk – an older person’s human right. International Journal of Older People’s Nursing (3) 1-2
Hagland K von Knorring L & von Essen L (2006) Psychiatric wards with locked doors - advantages and disadvantages according to nurses and mental health nurse assistants. Journal of Clinical Nursing 15 (4) 387-394
Holmberg S K (1997) Evaluation of a clinical intervention for wanderers on a geriatric nursing unit Archives of Psychiatric Nursing 11 (1) 21-28
Hope R A Fairburn C G(1990) The nature of wandering in dementia: a community based study International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 5 239-245
Hope T and Fairburn C G (1992) The Present Behavioural Examination (PBE) and development of an interview to measure current behavioural abnormalities Psychological Medicine 22 223-230
Hope T Keene J Fairburn CG Jacoby R and McShane R (1999) Natural history of behavioural changes and psychiatric symptoms in Alzheimer’s disease British Journal of Psychiatry 174 39-44
Hope T Keene J Gedling K Fairburn C G and Jacoby R (1998) Predictors of institutionalisation for people with dementia living at home with a carer International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 13 682-690
Hope T Keene J McShane R Fairburn C G Gelding K Jacoby R (2001) Wandering in dementia: a longitudinal study International Psychogeriatrics 13 (2) 137-147
Keatinge D Scarfe C Bellchambers H McGee J Oakham R Probert C Stewart L Stokes J (2000) The manifestation and nursing management of agitation in institutionalised residents with dementia International Journal of Nursing Practice 6 16-25
Klein D A Steinburg M Galik E Steele C Sheppard J M et al (1999) Wandering behaviour in community-residing persons with dementia International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry 14 272-279
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ngersoll-Dayton B Schroepfer T and Pryce J (1999) The effectiveness of a solution-focused approach for problem behaviours among nursing home residents Journal of Gerontological Social Work 32 (3) 49-64
Lai C K Y & Arthur D G (2003) Wandering behaviour in people with dementia Journal of Advanced Nursing 44 (2) 173-182
Mahoney, EK, Volicer, L & Hurley, A C (2000) Management of Challenging Behaviours in Dementia Baltimore Health Professions Press
Price JD Hermans DG Grimley Evans J (2001) Subjective Barriers To Prevent Wandering Of Cognitively Impaired People Cochrane Library Issue 4 Oxford
Robinson, L, Hutchings, D, Corner L, Beyer, F, Dickinson, H Vanoli, A, Finch, T, Hughes, J, Ballard C, May, C & Bond, A (2006) A systematic literature review of the effectiveness of non-pharmacological interventions to prevent wandering in dementia and evaluation of the ethical implications and acceptability of their use The NHS Health Technology Assessment Programme 10(26):1–124 (http://www.ncchta.org/minisumm/min1026.htm)
Rowe, M., & Bennett, V. (2003) A look at deaths occurring in persons with dementia lost in the community American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Disorders, 18(6), 343-348
Rowe, M. (2003). People with dementia who become lost American Journal of Nursing 103(7), 32-41.
Rowe, M., & Glover, J. (2001) Cognitively impaired individuals who become lost in the community: A descriptive study of Safe Return discoveries American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders, 6, 344-352.
Rowe, M. (2000) Monitoring nighttime activity in home-dwelling cognitively-impaired individuals: A case report Internet Journal of Advanced Nursing Practice, 3(2)
Sheehan B Burton E Mitchell l (2006) Outdoor wayfinding in dementia. Dementia: The International Journal of Social Research and Practice (5) 2 271-281
Stokes G (2001) Challenging Behaviours in Dementia Winslow, Bicester
Thomas D W (1997) Understanding the wandering patients Journal of Gerontological Nursing 23 (1) 16-24