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Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Nursing Home scale
Procedure:
- behavioral domains
- delusions
- hallucinations
- agitation/aggression
- depression
- dysphoria
- anxiety
- elation/euphoria
- apathy/indifference
- disinhibition
- irritability/lability
- aberrant motor behavior
- neurovegetative changes
- sleep & nighttime behavior disorders
- appetite & eating disorders
- questions answered by caregiver
- screening questions (generally yes/no)
- subquestions
- frequency (1-4) higher score -> greater frequency
- severity (1-3) higher score -> greater severity
- occupational disruptiveness: caregiver burden (0-5)*
- for each behavioral domain there are 4 scores
- frequency, severity, frequency x severity, caregiver burden
- neurovegetative changes may be included if of importance
* total disruptiveness score not a part of NPI-NH score; it is calculated separately; higher score -> greater caregiver burden
General
behavioral scale
References
- Cummings JL
Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Nursing Home Version (NPI-NH)
Comprehensive Assessment of Psychopathology in Patients with Dementia Residing in
Nursing Homes.
https://www.dementiaresearch.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/NPI-NH_cr.pdf
E-mail: jcummings@mednet.ucla.edu or NPItest.net