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

More general terms

• behavioral scale