Prevalence of physical and verbal aggressive behaviours and associated factors among older adults in long-term care facilities

Table 6 Summary of factors associated with aggressive behaviours according to multivariate analysis.

Associated risk factors	BAB	PAB	VAB
Individual factors
Age (years) 85 and over		+
Male gender	+	+	+
Functionally independent			+
Mild-moderate or severe cognitive impairment	+	+	+
Sleep disturbance	+	+	+
Psychologically distressed	+	+
Environmental factors
Use of benzodiazepine drugs			+
Use of neuroleptic drugs	+	+	+
Use of physical restraints	+

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