Behavioral problems in dementia: A factor analysis of the neuropsychiatric inventory

被引：204

作者：

Aalten, P

de Vugt, ME

Lousberg, R

Korten, E

Jaspers, N

Senden, B

Jolles, J

Verhey, FRJ

机构：

[1] Univ Maastricht, Brain & Behav Inst, Maastricht, Netherlands

[2] RIAGG Maastricht, Dept Mental Hlth Elderly, Maastricht, Netherlands

来源：

DEMENTIA AND GERIATRIC COGNITIVE DISORDERS | 2003年 / 15卷 / 02期

关键词：

behavior; behavioral problems; dementia; factor analysis; neuropsychiatric inventory; non-cognitive symptoms; subsyndromes;

D O I：

10.1159/000067972

中图分类号：

R592 [老年病学]; C [社会科学总论];

学科分类号：

03 [法学]; 0303 [社会学]; 100203 [老年医学];

摘要：

The aim of this study was to detect behavioral subsyndromes of the 12-item Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI). Cross-sectional data of 199 patients with dementia living in the community were collected. Principal component analysis (with Varimax rotation) was used for factor analysis. Results showed the presence of three behavioral subsyndromes: mood/apathy, psychosis, and hyperactivity. Anxiety was regarded as a separate symptom. The subsyndrome mood/apathy was the most common, occurring in almost 80% of the patients, versus psychosis and hyperactivity, which occurred in 37 and 60% of the patients, respectively. Copyright (C) 2003 S. Karger AG, Basel.

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页码：99 / 105

页数：7

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