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. 2015 Mar 21;15:29. doi: 10.1186/s12877-015-0025-0

Table 1.

Measurement instruments

Instrument Source Time (in minutes) T0 memory clinic T0 nursing home T1 nursing home
Rey Auditory Verbal Learning Test (15 Word Test) 1 15 *
Amsterdam Dementia Screening Test -Meander (ADS-6) 1 5 *
Behavioural Assessment of the Dysexecutive Syndrome (BADS) – Rule Shift Cards 1 5-10 *
Brief Pain Inventory (BPI) 1 5 * * *
Dementia Quality of Life (DQoL) 1,2 5 *
Faces Pain Scale – Revised (FPS-R) 1 3 * * *
Global Deterioration Scale (GDS) 3 1 *
Katz-ADL
Mini Mental State Exam (MMSE) 1 10 * *
Mobilization Observation Behaviour Intensity Dementia-2 (MOBID-2) Pain Scale 3 5 * *
Neuropsychiatric Inventory- Nursing Home (NPI-NH) 3 15 *
Neuropsychiatric Inventory- Questionnaire (NPI-Q) 2 5 *
Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) 1 2 * * *
Orofacial Pain Scale for Non Verbal Individuals (OPS-NVI) 3 10 * * *
Oral Examination 1 20 * *
Pain Assessment IN Advanced Dementia (PAINAD) 3
Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST) 1 15 * *
Qualidem 3 10 *
Revised Index for Social Engagement (RISE) 3 5 *
Rey Complex Figure Test (RCFT) 1 5-10 *
Stroop Color-Word Test 1 5 *
Structured physical examination 1,3 15 * *
Trail Making Test (TMT) 1 5 *
Verbal Descriptor Scale (VDS) 1 2 * * *
Verbal Fluency Test (VFT) - Animals 1 3-10 *
Visual Association Test (VAT) 1 *
VU University- Ambulatory Monitoring System (VU-AMS) 1 10 * *

1 = Patient, 2 = Caretaker, 3 = Health professionals, T0 = baseline, T1 = after 3 months.