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Possible Reasons for Agitation
| • Overstimulation (e.g., excess noise, people; presence of unfamiliar items) or under-stimulation (e.g., lack of anything of interest to see) |
| • Safety problems (e.g., fall risk) |
| • Lack of activity and structure (e.g., limited activities to match interests, capabilities) |
| • Lack of established routines (e.g., frequent changes in time, location, sequence of daily activities) |
Sources: Davison et al., 2017; Mulkey, 2019; Mulkey et al., 2019
