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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jun 17.
Published in final edited form as: Dement Geriatr Cogn Disord. 2020 Jun 17;49(1):77–90. doi: 10.1159/000506700

Table 1:

Number of items generated, items included in psychometric models, items retained in the final model.

Domain Gen-erated Adapted Fielded Initial analysis Final model Recommended
Cognitive 25 36 43 12 3 3
Disorganized thinking 14 5 5 3 1 1
Disorientation 5 15 16 3 2 2
Cognitive impairment 6 16 22 6 0 0
Level of consciousness 21 5 5 3 3 2
Inattention 18 9 9 5 3 2
Psychiatric-behavioral 21 12 12 12 6 6
Delusions 4 3 3 3 1 1
Inappropriate behavior 7 1 1 1 0 0
Perceptual disturbance, hallucination, distortion 10 8 8 8 5 5
Emotional dysregulation 43 18 18 5 3 2
Anxiety 10 5 5 3 3 2
Depression 19 7 7 2 0 0
Anger, hostility 14 6 6 0 0 0
Psychomotor features 9 6 6 4 2 2
Agitation 6 3 3 2 1 1
Retardation 3 3 3 2 1 1
Functional 70 10 10 2 1 0*
Sleep disorder 36 9 9 2 1 1
Decline or low performance 34 1 1 0 0 0
Total 207 96 103 43 21 17

Notes: Generated items were items created by local expert panel members. Adapted items were chosen from legacy items included in the field study, which were drawn from existing assessment instruments, included in whole or in part.

*

The expert panel made the decision to exclude this domain (Functional/Decline or low performance in activities of daily living).