Table 4.
Mean scores and frequency of behavioral changes (n = 37).
| Variables | Patients (n = 37) |
Carers (n = 37)b |
Clinicians (n = 37) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M (SD) | n (%) caseness | M (SD) | n (%) caseness | M (SD) | n (%) caseness | |
| FrSBea | ||||||
| Apathy | 61.2 (13.6) | 15 (40.5) | 69.4 (18.5) | 22 (59.5) | – | – |
| Disinhibition | 52.3 (10.9) | 7 (18.9) | 55.6 (16.4) | 10 (27.0) | – | – |
| Executive impairments | 63.1 (13.0) | 19 (51.4) | 61.8 (17.2) | 13 (35.1) | – | – |
| ESDQ | ||||||
| Anger | 2.8 (2.1) | 10 (27.0) | 2.8 (2.0) | 11 (30.6) | – | – |
| Emotional dyscontrol | 1.6 (1.9) | 3 (8.1) | 1.4 (2.1) | 6 (16.7) | – | – |
| Helplessness | 2.1 (1.9) | 3 (8.1) | 2.0 (2.1) | 6 (16.7) | – | – |
| Fatigue | 3.3 (2.3) | 6 (16.2) | 3.3 (2.3) | 9 (25.0) | – | – |
| Indifference | 1.8 (1.3) | 5 (13.5) | 1.9 (2.2) | 13 (36.1) | – | – |
| Inappropriate behavior | 1.3 (1.0) | 10 (27.0) | 0.9 (1.2) | 3 (8.3) | – | – |
| OBS: category severity score | ||||||
| Verbal aggression | – | 10 (27.0) | – | 10 (27.0) | – | 3 (8.1) |
| Physical aggression | – | 6 (16.2) | – | 7 (18.9) | – | 3 (8.1) |
| Inappropriate sexual behavior | – | 0 (0.0) | – | 0 (0.0) | – | 0 (0.0) |
| Perseveration | – | 5 (13.5) | – | 6 (16.2) | – | 9 (24.3) |
| Wandering/absconding | – | 1 (2.7) | – | 2 (5.4) | – | 0 (0.0) |
| Inappropriate social behavior | – | 2 (5.4) | – | 4 (10.8) | – | 8 (21.6) |
| Initiation problems | – | 8 (21.6) | – | 8 (21.6) | – | 9 (24.3) |
| Global caseness | – | 17 (45.9) | – | 20 (54.1) | – | 15 (40.5) |
| Clinical weighted severity | 1.8 (3.4) | – | 1.9 (2.7) | – | 1.4 (2.1) | – |
aT-scores.
bCarers n = 36, missing data = 1.
FrSBe, frontal systems behavior scale; ESDQ, emotional and social dysfunction questionnaire; OBS, overt behavior scale.
Table used with permission, Cancer Institute of NSW.