| Title | The MDS Challenging Behavior Profile for long-term care |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 2008 |
| Authors | Gerritsen D.L, Achterberg W.P, Steverink N., Pot A.M, Frijters D.H, Ribbe M.W |
| Journal | Aging & Mental Health |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pagination | 116-23 |
| Date Published | Jan |
| ISBN Number | 1360-7863 (Print)<br/>1360-7863 |
| Accession Number | 18297486 |
| Keywords | Affect, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Aggression, Analysis of Variance, caregivers, Female, Geriatric Assessment/*classification, Humans, Interview, Psychological, Long-Term Care/*psychology, Male, Netherlands/epidemiology, Nursing Homes, Predictive Value of Tests, Psychiatric Status Rating Scales/*standards, Reproducibility of Results |
| Abstract | The objective was to construct a reliable and valid challenging behavior scale with items from the Minimum Data Set (MDS). Exploratory factor analyses of a sample of 656 nursing home residents yielded a 16-item Behavior Profile containing four internally consistent and valid subscales measuring conflict behavior, withdrawn behavior, agitation and attention seeking behavior (alpha range: 0.69-0.80). On a second dataset of 227 nursing home residents, internal consistency, inter-rater reliability and validity against the Behavior Rating Scale for Psychogeriatric Inpatients (GIP) were established. Internal consistency of the subscales ranged between 0.54 and 0.78. The overall inter-rater reliability of the items was 0.53 (kappa); of the scale it was 0.75 (ICC). The MDS Challenging Behavior Profile could potentially be an important contribution to existing clinical MDS-scales but additional studies on reliability, validity and usefulness are needed. |
| DOI | 10.1080/13607860701529882 |
| Short Title | Aging & mental healthAging & mental health |
| Alternate Journal | Aging Ment Health |
