TY - JOUR
T1 - Reliability and validity of the Cohen–Mansfield agitation inventory in institutionalized elderly
AU - Finkel, Sanford I.
AU - Lyons, John S.
AU - Anderson, Rachel L.
PY - 1992/7
Y1 - 1992/7
N2 - The reliability and validity of the Cohen–Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI) were studied in residents of a long‐term care facility. The CMAI demonstrated high internal consistency, but only marginally adequate interrater reliability. Correlations with the Behavioral Syndromes Scale for Dementia (BSSD) and the Behavioral Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease (Behave—AD) provide support for the contention that the CMAI is valid measure of agitation with nursing home residents.
AB - The reliability and validity of the Cohen–Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI) were studied in residents of a long‐term care facility. The CMAI demonstrated high internal consistency, but only marginally adequate interrater reliability. Correlations with the Behavioral Syndromes Scale for Dementia (BSSD) and the Behavioral Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease (Behave—AD) provide support for the contention that the CMAI is valid measure of agitation with nursing home residents.
KW - Agitation
KW - dementia
KW - nursing home
KW - psychological scales
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U2 - 10.1002/gps.930070706
DO - 10.1002/gps.930070706
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:0026725383
SN - 0885-6230
VL - 7
SP - 487
EP - 490
JO - International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
JF - International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
IS - 7
ER -
