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. 2014 Feb 17;10:339–348. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S57522

Table 1.

Factor analysis of the ABID frequency scores among 32 AD patients

Item number Agitated behavioral characteristics Factor 1 Factor 2 Factor 3
2 Physically threatening or aggressive toward others 0.953* 0.126 0.054
5 Destroying property 0.917* 0.114 0.012
11 Restlessness, fidgetiness, and inability to sit still 0.899* 0.157 0.056
3 Harmful to self 0.837* 0.012 0.153
7 Trying to leave (or leaving) home inappropriately 0.819* 0.219 0.215
10 Inappropriate sexual behavior 0.710* 0.074 0.052
8 Arguing, irritability, or complaining −0.099 0.894* 0.213
1 Verbally threatening or aggressive toward others 0.042 0.843* 0.276
4 Inappropriate screaming or crying out −0.085 0.766* 0.426
13 Easily agitated or upset 0.389 0.748* 0.092
12 Worrying, anxiety, and/or fearfulness 0.374 0.707* −0.050
9 Socially inappropriate behavior 0.149 0.691* 0.318
6 Refusing to accept appropriate help 0.422 0.553* 0.123
16 Seeing, hearing, or sensing distressing people or things that are not really present 0.048 0.114 0.850*
15 Incorrect, distressing beliefs 0.173 0.291 0.684*
14 Waking and getting up at night (other than trip to the bathroom) 0.137 0.318 0.552*

Note:

*

Factor loadings of 0.5 or more.

Abbreviations: ABID, Agitated Behavior in Dementia Scale; AD, Alzheimer disease.