The use of the neuropsychiatric inventory in nursing home residents -: Characterization and measurement

被引：364

作者：

Wood, S ^{[1
]}

Cummings, JL ^{[1
]}

Hsu, MA ^{[1
]}

Barclay, T ^{[1
]}

Wheatley, MV ^{[1
]}

Yarema, KT ^{[1
]}

Schnelle, JF ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Scripps Coll, Dept Psychol, Claremont, CA 91711 USA

来源：

AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY | 2000年 / 8卷 / 01期

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D O I：

10.1097/00019442-200002000-00010

中图分类号：

R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 ; 0303 ; 100203 ;

摘要：

The authors assessed the validity of the nursing home version of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Nursing Home Version (NPI-NH), comparing the responses of certified nurses' aides (CNAs) and licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) with research observations. Correlations were significant but moderate for all of the domains of the NPI-NH (delusions, hallucinations, agitation/aggression depression, apathy disinhibition, euphoria, irritability/lability, and aberrant motor disturbances) except anxiety and appetite disturbance. The LVNs' ratings showed consistently higher correlations with the researchers' behavioral observations than did the CNAs: but were moderate and generally better for residents with high levels of neuropsychiatric symptoms, thus, caution should be used with any untrained rater in the nursing home setting. The NPI-NH used by non-research staff can be useful in identifying residents with significant neuropsychiatric disturbances, but may be limited as an instrument for tracking behavioral changes.

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页码：75 / 83

页数：9

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