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Reliability and validity of the Cohen–Mansfield agitation inventory in institutionalized elderly
Author(s) -
Finkel Sanford I.,
Lyons John S.,
Anderson Rachel L.
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
international journal of geriatric psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.28
H-Index - 129
eISSN - 1099-1166
pISSN - 0885-6230
DOI - 10.1002/gps.930070706
Subject(s) - inter rater reliability , reliability (semiconductor) , psychology , internal consistency , dementia , test validity , psychometrics , psychomotor agitation , scale (ratio) , clinical psychology , psychiatry , disease , medicine , rating scale , developmental psychology , pathology , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
Abstract 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.