Table 1.
Description of three neuro-behavioral measure subscales (patient versions), sample reliability coefficients (n = 54), and subscale content descriptors.
| Measure | Subscale | Cronbach α |
|---|---|---|
| Frontal Systems Behavioral Rating Scalea | Disinhibition (15 items) | |
| Impulsive, childish, breaks rules, silly | 0.71 | |
| Apathy (14 items) | ||
| Neglect personal appearance, does nothing, lost interest in activities | 0.72 | |
| Executive dysfunction (17 items) | ||
| Disorganized, forgetful, does not learn from mistakes | 0.81 | |
| Emotional and Social Dysfunction Questionnaireb | Anger (7 items) | |
| Easily annoyed, irritable | 0.89 | |
| Emotional dyscontrol (8 items) | ||
| Excess or wrong emotional displays | 0.92 | |
| Helplessness (9 items) | ||
| Scared or worried, without hope | 0.90 | |
| Inertia (3 items) | ||
| Requiring prompts, lack of interest in activities | 0.71 | |
| Fatigue (4 items) | ||
| Tired, requires more sleep | 0.70 | |
| Indifference (8 items) | ||
| Lacks sensitivity, does not care | 0.77 | |
| Inappropriate (6 items) | ||
| Causes embarrassment, over excitable | 0.60 | |
| Euphoria (6 items) | ||
| Disregard for wellbeing, relationship difficulties, denies problems | 0.65 | |
| Overt Behavior Scalec | Verbal aggression (4 levels) | |
| Shouts at others, makes threats | – | |
| Physical aggression (combined 3 subscales with 4 levels) | ||
| Aggression versus objects, Aggression versus self, Aggression versus others | – | |
| Inappropriate sexual behavior (6 levels) | ||
| Lewd talk, inappropriate touch, coercive sexual behavior | – | |
| Perseveration (3 levels) | ||
| Repetitious questioning, picks at skin until injured | – | |
| Wandering/absconding (6 levels) | ||
| Wander into others rooms, gets lost, escapes secure area | – | |
| Inappropriate social behavior (5 levels) | ||
| Socially awkward, nuisance, oppositional, danger to self/others | – | |
| Adynamia (1 level) | ||
| Needs prompting daily or multiple times daily | – |
aFrSBe patient and proxy versions employ same subscales and items.
bESDQ – patient version subscales displayed in table. Six of the eight relative subscales have same titles as patient version, but some items are different: anger = 8 items, emotional dyscontrol = 6 items, helplessness = 8 items, indifference = 7 items, inappropriate = 6 items, fatigue = 4 items. Relative version has two scales that are not part of the patient self-report version: maladaptive = 9 items, insight = 4 items.
cOvert Behavior Scale-patient, proxy and clinician versions use same levels.