TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2022//
TI  - Resident-to-resident aggression in long-term care facilities: prevalence and risk factors
JO  - Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
A1  - Yan, Elsie
A1  - Lai, Daniel W. L.
A1  - Cheng, Sheung-Tak
A1  - Kwok, Timothy
A1  - Leung, Edward M. F.
A1  - Lou, Vivian W. Q.
A1  - Fong, Daniel
A1  - Chaudhury, Habib
A1  - Pillemer, Karl
A1  - Lachs, Mark
SP  - ePub
EP  - ePub
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - Resident-to-resident aggression (RRA) refers to the "negative and aggressive physical, sexual, or verbal interactions between long-term care residents" with "high potential to cause physical or psychological distress in the recipient".1 It is estimated that one in five residents in Residential Care Facilities (RCF) had experienced RRA at least once in a given month.2 Despite a growing body of knowledge on RRA in Western countries, much less is known about the situation in Chinese societies.     An RCF constitutes an ecological system where older residents live, rest, and receive care on a daily basis. Residents' interactions with the staff, other residents, and the environment are inseparable characteristics of RCFs. To understand the multifaceted nature of RRA, a four-level ecological model may be useful: (i) individual factors of the residents; (ii) relationship factors between residents; (iii) environmental factors in the RCF (e.g., availability of trained caregivers and other resources); and (iv) cultural and societal factors...<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-8614
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jgs.18175
ID  - ref1
ER  -