The Neuropsychiatric Inventory - NPI. Validation of the Danish version

Nordic Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 62, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 481-485

  Kørner, Alex ^a   Lauritzen, Lise ^a   Lolk, Annette ^b   Abelskov, Kirsten ^c   Christensen, Peder ^d   Nilsson, Flemming Mørkeberg ^e  

^a HILLERØD HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^b ODENSE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

^d Psychiatric Center Midt   (Denmark)

^e Mental Health Services CPH   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Assessment; Dementia; Neuropsychiatric symptoms

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGGRESSION; AGITATION; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL GLOBAL IMPRESSION SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MENTAL DISEASE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHIATRIC INVENTORY; NURSE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDATION PROCESS; VALIDITY; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; CAREGIVERS; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DEMENTIA; DEMENTIA, VASCULAR; DENMARK; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PAIN MEASUREMENT; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TRANSLATING;

EID: 57049137032     PISSN: 08039488     EISSN: 15024725     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08039480801985146     Document Type: Article

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