Stability of the factor structure of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory in a 31-month follow-up study of a large sample of nursing-home patients with dementia

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 62-73

  Selbæk, Geir ^a,b   Engedal, Knut ^a,b  

^a INNLANDET HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^b ULLEVÅL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

dementia; factor analysis; longitudinal; neuropsychiatric symptoms

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGITATION; ANXIETY DISORDER; APATHY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DELUSION; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; IRRITABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD DISORDER; NURSING HOME PATIENT; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOSIS;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; APATHY; DEMENTIA; DEPRESSION; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NURSING HOMES; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; PSYCHOTIC DISORDERS;

EID: 82055172759     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S104161021100086X     Document Type: Article

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