TABLE 2.
Items From Short-Form CMAI, Mean (SD)
| CMAI items | Mean (SD) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Overall (N = 536) | Men (n = 149) | Women (n = 387) | |
|
| |||
| 1. Cursing or verbal aggression | 1.97 (1.25) | 2.0 (1.29) | 1.96 (1.23) |
| 2. Hitting (including self), kicking, pushing, biting, scratching, aggressive spitting (include at meals) | 1.54 (1.006) | 1.50 (0.96) | 1.56 (1.02) |
| 3. Grabbing onto people, throwing things, tearing things, or destroying property | 1.40 (0.94) | 1.42 (0.98) | 1.39 (0.93) |
| 4. Other aggressive behaviors or self-abuse including intentional falling, making verbal or physical sexual advances, eating/drinking/chewing inappropriate substances, hurts self of other with inappropriate substance | 1.18 (0.67) | 1.32 (0.89) | 1.13 (0.55) |
| 5. Pace, aimless wandering, trying to get to a different place (e.g., out of the room/building) | 1.66 (1.23) | 1.66 (1.27) | 1.66 (1.22) |
| 6. General restlessness, performing repetitious mannerisms, tapping, strange movements | 1.46 (1.11) | 1.43 (1.07) | 1.48 (1.13) |
| 7. Inappropriate dress or disrobing | 1.21 (0.64) | 1.27 (0.68) | 1.18 (0.63) |
| 8. Handling things inappropriately | 1.19 (0.67) | 1.18 (0.65) | 1.19 (0.68) |
| 9. Constant request for attention or help | 1.66 (1.26) | 1.60 (1.22) | 1.69 (1.28) |
| 10. Repetitive sentences, calls, questions, or words | 1.75 (1.32) | 1.61 (1.22) | 1.80 (1.36) |
| 11. Complaining, negativism, refusal to follow directions | 1.80 (1.22) | 1.85 (1.24) | 1.78 (1.21) |
| 12. Strange noises (weird laughter or crying) | 1.27 (1.17) | 1.22 (0.72) | 1.29 (0.87) |
| 13. Hiding things, hoarding things | 1.31 (0.91) | 1.21 (0.72) | 1.35 (0.98) |
| 14. Screaming | 1.62 (1.17) | 1.54 (1.06) | 1.65 (1.21) |
Note. CMAI = Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory; SD = standard deviation.