Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 2 , Pages 244-250 , February 2008

Characterizing Wandering Behaviors in Persons With Traumatic Brain Injury Residing in Veterans Health Administration Nursing Homes

  • Heather G. Belanger, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mental Health & Behavioral Science, James A. Haley Veterans Administration Medical Center, Tampa, FL
    • Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, Washington, DC
    • Psychology Department, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to Heather G. Belanger, PhD, PM&R-117, 13000 Bruce B. Downs, Tampa, FL 33612
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  • Bellinda King-Kallimanis, MS

      Affiliations

    • Department of Aging and Mental Health, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
    • ,
  • Audrey L. Nelson, PhD, RN

      Affiliations

    • The Patient Safety Center of Inquiry, James A. Haley Veterans Administration Medical Center, College of Nursing, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.
    • ,
  • Lawrence Schonfeld, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Aging and Mental Health, Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
    • ,
  • Steven G. Scott, DO

      Affiliations

    • Department of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, James A. Haley Veterans Administration Medical Center, Tampa, FL
    • Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, Washington, DC
    • ,
  • Rodney D. Vanderploeg, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mental Health & Behavioral Science, James A. Haley Veterans Administration Medical Center, Tampa, FL
    • Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center, Washington, DC
    • Psychology Department, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL

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 Supported by the Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration; the Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center (grant no MDA 905-03-2-0003); and the Patient Safety Center of Inquiry, James A. Haley Veterans’ Hospital.No commercial party having a direct financial interest in the results of the research supporting this article has or will confer a benefit upon the authors or upon any organization with which the authors are associated.

PII: S0003-9993(07)01655-3

doi: 10.1016/j.apmr.2007.08.145

Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Volume 89, Issue 2 , Pages 244-250 , February 2008

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