Preferred Label : Neuropsychiatric Inventory - 12 Item Version Questionnaire;

NCIt synonyms : NPI-Q;

NCIt related terms : Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Questionnaire; NPI1; NPI; NPI-12;

NCIt definition : A standardized rating scale originally developed and copyrighted by Jeffrey L. Cummings in 1994 as well as published in the journal Neurology (Cummings J.L., The Neuropsychiatric Inventory: Assessing psychopathology in dementia patients. Neurology May 1997 48:10S-16S) which is used to assess the severity of an individual's neuropathic behaviors based on a observations made by the patient's caregiver. This instrument contains 12 neuropsychiatric areas associated with dementia such as delusions, anxiety, motor disturbances, and appetite. Each behavior is evaluated only if the individual displays the behavior. For these behaviors, the frequency is assessed on a scale of 0-4 with 0 being occasionally and 4 being very frequently, the severity is assessed on a scale of 1-3 with 1 being mild and 3 being marked, and the level of distress each behavior inflicts on the caregiver is assessed on a scale of 0-5 with 0 being not distressing and 5 being extremely distressing.;

Alternative definition : CDISC: Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) (copyright JL Cummings, 1994, all rights reserved; permission for commercial use required; npiTEST.net). No part of the NPI may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the JL Cummings and payment of any applicable fees. Copyright JL Cummings, 1994, all rights reserved.;

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http://www.inesss.qc.ca/fileadmin/doc/INESSS/Rapports/Geriatrie/INESSS_FicheOutil_NPI-R.pdf
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Neuropsychiatric Inventory - 12 Item Version Questionnaire

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