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Bullying and Factors Contributing in Alzheimer’s Disease

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The aim of the study is to examine bullying and factors contributing to the same in Alzheimer’s disease. It was conducted with twenty-nine non-medical care workers in Alzheimer’s care centers in Turkey. The data were collected with the sociodemographic form, a questionnaire form prepared by the researchers, and face to face interviews. The study determined that patients experienced bullying such as conflicting, punching, and ridiculing. In addition, personality traits, psychiatric disorders, communication skills, consistent behaviors, degree of the disease, and other disorders/difficulties were evaluated to be effective in the exposure of bullying. The results of this study are important because they reveal the bullying that patients have experienced. Also, there is a need to develop a scale for assessing bullying in patients with Alzheimer’s disease.

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Mersin, S., Toker, S. Bullying and Factors Contributing in Alzheimer’s Disease. Psychol Stud 66, 455–462 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12646-021-00629-4

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