Table 2.
Abbreviation and expected influence for items of BPSD symptoms and BPSD-related care time (n = 205).
| Variables | Item | Category | Abbreviation | EI | BEI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NPI1 | Delusions | Severity | NPI1-1 | 0.41 | 0.00 |
| Distress | NPI1-2 | 0.38 | 0.00 | ||
| NPI2 | Hallucinations | Severity | NPI2-1 | 0.38 | 0.06 |
| Distress | NPI2-2 | 0.55 | 0.08 | ||
| NPI3 | Agitation/Aggression | Severity | NPI3-1 | 0.71 | 0.23 |
| Distress | NPI3-2 | 0.96 | 0.21 | ||
| NPI4 | Depression | Severity | NPI4-1 | 0.26 | 0.00 |
| Distress | NPI4-2 | 0.58 | 0.00 | ||
| NPI5 | Anxiety | Severity | NPI5-1 | −0.05 | 0.00 |
| Distress | NPI5-2 | −0.41 | 0.00 | ||
| NPI6 | Euphoria | Severity | NPI6-1 | −0.03 | 0.00 |
| Distress | NPI6-2 | 0.18 | 0.00 | ||
| NPI7 | Apathy | Severity | NPI7-1 | −0.17 | −0.05 |
| Distress | NPI7-2 | 0.01 | 0.00 | ||
| NPI8 | Disinhibition | Severity | NPI8-1 | −0.09 | 0.00 |
| Distress | NPI8-2 | −0.18 | 0.02 | ||
| NPI9 | Irritability | Severity | NPI9-1 | 0.72 | 0.08 |
| Distress | NPI9-2 | 0.99 | 0.09 | ||
| NPI10 | Aberrant motor behaviors | Severity | NPI10-1 | 0.46 | 0.20 |
| Distress | NPI10-2 | 0.52 | 0.21 | ||
| NPI11 | Night-time disturbance | Severity | NPI11-1 | 0.55 | 0.11 |
| Distress | NPI11-2 | 0.69 | 0.16 | ||
| NPI12 | Appetite/eating disturbances | Severity | NPI12-1 | 0.05 | 0.00 |
| Distress | NPI12-2 | 0.26 | 0.00 | ||
| BPSD-related care time | 0.62 | 0.62 | |||
| 0.77 | 0.77 |
EI, Expected Influence (raw-scores); BEI, Bridge Expected Influence (raw-scores).