1. Italian standardization of the BPSD-SINDEM scale for the assessment of neuropsychiatric symptoms in persons with dementia
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Federico Emanuele Pozzi, Fabrizia D'Antonio, Marta Zuffi, Oriana Pelati, Davide Vernè, Massimiliano Panigutti, Margherita Alberoni, Maria Grazia Di Maggio, Alfredo Costa, Sindem BPSD Study Group, Lucio Tremolizzo, Elisabetta Farina, Allegri Nicola, Appollonio Ildebrando, Badiali Vanessa, Borsani Carolina, Francesca Caso Giuseppe Bruno, Castiglioni Stefania, Canevelli Marco, Ramusino Matteo Cotta, Ferrarese Carlo, Gaillet Angelo Giovanni, Imbimbo Camillo, Solano Jorge Navarro, Magnani Giuseppe, Manfredi Luigi Giovanni, Marra Camillo, Milia Antonio, Negro Giulia, Perini Giulia, Poloni Tino Emanuele, Pomati Simone, Quaranta Davide, Scanu Lucia, Monti Micaela Sepe, and Tentorio Tiziana
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BPSD ,dementia ,Alzheimer’s disease ,psychometric ,neuropsychiatric inventory ,Neurology. Diseases of the nervous system ,RC346-429 - Abstract
IntroductionBehavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD) are a heterogeneous set of psychological reactions and abnormal behaviors in people with dementia (PwD). Current assessment tools, like the Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI), only rely on caregiver assessment of BPSD and are therefore prone to bias.Materials and methodsA multidisciplinary team developed the BPSD-SINDEM scale as a three-part instrument, with two questionnaires administered to the caregiver (evaluating BPSD extent and caregiver distress) and a clinician-rated observational scale. This first instrument was tested on a sample of 33 dyads of PwD and their caregivers, and the results were qualitatively appraised in order to revise the tool through a modified Delphi method. During this phase, the wording of the questions was slightly changed, and the distress scale was changed into a coping scale based on the high correlation between extent and distress (r = 0.94). The final version consisted of three 17-item subscales, evaluating BPSD extent and caregiver coping, and the unchanged clinician-rated observational scale.ResultsThis tool was quantitatively validated in a sample of 208 dyads. It demonstrated good concurrent validity, with the extent subscale correlating positively with NPI scores (r = 0.64, p
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- 2024
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