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. 2006 Jul 4;78(1):36–42. doi: 10.1136/jnnp.2005.083113

Table 1 Neuropsychiatric Inventory item and care giver distress scores in the total group and in those showing symptoms.

Neuropsychiatric Inventory item All patients Patients showing symptoms
Item score Care giver distress score Proportion with non‐zero score Proportion with score ⩾4 Item score Care giver distress score
Mean SD Mean SD n (%) n (%)* Percentage of all Mean SD Mean SD Number (%)* with score ⩾3 Percentage of all
Delusions 1.03 2.29 0.64 1.3 132 (24.6) 69 (52) 12.8 4.21 2.9 2.58 1.4 80 (61) 14.9
Hallucinations 1.48 2.34 0.89 1.4 236 (43.9) 87 (37) 16.2 3.35 2.3 2.03 1.4 93 (39) 17.3
Agitation/ aggression 1.05 2.07 0.75 1.3 175 (32.6) 58 (33) 10.7 3.20 2.5 2.29 1.5 79 (45) 14.7
Depression 1.96 2.57 1.31 1.5 309 (57.5) 116 (38) 21.4 3.40 2.6 2.27 1.3 142 (46) 26.2
Anxiety 1.93 2.72 1.07 1.4 263 (49.0) 120 (46) 22.2 3.95 2.7 2.19 1.2 114 (43) 21.1
Euphoria 0.10 0.67 0.05 0.3 20 (3.7) 6 (30) 1.1 2.80 2.2 1.45 1.1 4 (20) 0.7
Apathy 2.95 3.43 1.25 1.5 291 (54.3) 203 (70) 37.7 5.40 2.9 2.30 1.3 145 (50) 27.0
Disinhibition 0.34 1.20 0.23 0.8 63 (11.7) 20 (32) 3.7 2.90 2.2 1.95 1.5 25 (40) 4.6
Irritability/ lability 1.04 2.21 0.65 1.2 159 (29.7) 60 (38) 11.2 3.51 2.8 2.22 1.4 69 (43) 12.8
Aberrant motor behaviour 1.05 2.40 0.46 1.1 118 (22.0) 68 (58) 12.6 4.77 2.9 2.11 1.4 52 (44) 9.7
Total NPI 12.93 12.04 7.30 6.7 480 (89.4) 345 (72) 64.1 14.27 11.9 8.05 8.7 315 (66) 58.6

*Percentage of patients showing symptoms.