Table 2.
Prevalence of neuropsychiatric symptoms in care recipient by levels of symptom severity and caregiver distress
| Measure | N (% of those with symptoms) | Distress N (% of those with specified symptom severity) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not distressing | Minimal | Mild | Moderate | Severe | Extreme | ||
| Delusions (N = 58) | |||||||
| Mild | 21 (36.2) | 1 (4.8) | 4 (19) | 9 (42.9) | 7 (33.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Moderate | 29 (50) | 0 (0) | 2 (6.9) | 6 (20.7) | 15 (51.7) | 6 (20.7) | 0 (0) |
| Severe | 8 (13.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (62.5) | 2 (25) | 1 (12.5) |
| Hallucinations (N = 118) | |||||||
| Mild | 64 (54.2) | 9 (14.1) | 24 (37.5) | 22 (34.4) | 7 (10.9) | 2 (3.1) | 0 (0) |
| Moderate | 43 (36.4) | 0 (0) | 8 (18.6) | 11 (25.6) | 21 (48.8) | 3 (7) | 0 (0) |
| Severe | 11 (9.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 7 (63.6) | 4 (36.4) | 0 (0) |
| Agitation (N = 135) | |||||||
| Mild | 71 (52.6) | 2 (2.8) | 17 (23.9) | 25 (35.2) | 23 (32.4) | 4 (5.6) | 0 (0) |
| Moderate | 49 (36.3) | 0 (0) | 3 (6.1) | 8 (16.3) | 33 (67.3) | 5 (10.2) | 0 (0) |
| Severe | 15 (11.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 5 (33.3) | 8 (53.3) | 2 (13.3) |
| Depression (N = 215) | |||||||
| Mild | 92 (42.8) | 0 (0) | 23 (25) | 44 (47.8) | 22 (23.9) | 3 (3.3) | 0 (0) |
| Moderate | 98 (45.6) | 0 (0) | 5 (5.1) | 24 (24.5) | 62 (63.3) | 7 (7.1) | 0 (0) |
| Severe | 25 (11.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (4) | 13 (52) | 10 (40) | 1 (4) |
| Anxiety (N = 140) | |||||||
| Mild | 57 (40.7) | 3 (5.3) | 22 (38.6) | 17 (29.8) | 12 (21.1) | 3 (5.3) | 0 (0) |
| Moderate | 69 (49.3) | 3 (4.3) | 3 (4.3) | 14 (20.3) | 41 (59.4) | 8 (11.6) | 0 (0) |
| Severe | 14 (10) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (7.1) | 8 (57.1) | 5 (35.7) | 0 (0) |
| Euphoria (N = 23) | |||||||
| Mild | 6 (26.1) | 4 (66.7) | 0 (0) | 1 (16.7) | 1 (16.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Moderate | 16 (69.6) | 2 (12.5) | 3 (18.8) | 7 (43.8) | 3 (18.8) | 1 (6.2) | 0 (0) |
| Severe | 1 (4.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (100) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Apathy (N = 195) | |||||||
| Mild | 62 (31.8) | 4 (6.5) | 28 (45.2) | 21 (33.9) | 7 (11.3) | 2 (3.2) | 0 (0) |
| Moderate | 97 (49.7) | 0 (0) | 7 (7.2) | 35 (36.1) | 51 (52.6) | 4 (4.1) | 0 (0) |
| Severe | 36 (18.5) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.8) | 1 (2.8) | 22 (61.1) | 11 (30.6) | 1 (2.8) |
| Disinhibition (N = 75) | |||||||
| Mild | 37 (49.3) | 3 (8.1) | 16 (43.2) | 12 (32.4) | 6 (16.2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Moderate | 31 (41.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (3.2) | 7 (22.6) | 20 (64.5) | 3 (9.7) | 0 (0) |
| Severe | 7 (9.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (14.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (14.3) | 4 (57.1) | 1 (14.3) |
| Irritability (N = 174) | |||||||
| Mild | 71 (40.8) | 1 (1.4) | 31 (43.7) | 20 (28.2) | 19 (26.8) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Moderate | 91 (52.3) | 1 (1.1) | 4 (4.4) | 24 (26.4) | 58 (63.7) | 4 (4.4) | 0 (0) |
| Severe | 12 (6.9) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (8.3) | 4 (33.3) | 5 (41.7) | 2 (16.7) |
| Motor disturbance (N = 72) | |||||||
| Mild | 28 (38.9) | 8 (28.6) | 10 (35.7) | 10 (35.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Moderate | 33 (45.8) | 3 (9.1) | 1 (3) | 12 (36.4) | 16 (48.5) | 1 (3) | 0 (0) |
| Severe | 11 (15.3) | 0 (0) | 2 (18.2) | 1 (9.1) | 3 (27.3) | 5 (45.5) | 0 (0) |
| Nighttime behaviors (N = 277) | |||||||
| Mild | 74 (26.7) | 5 (6.8) | 33 (44.6) | 23 (31.1) | 13 (17.6) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Moderate | 155 (56) | 1 (0.6) | 34 (21.9) | 47 (30.3) | 68 (43.9) | 5 (3.2) | 0 (0) |
| Severe | 48 (17.3) | 1 (2.1) | 1 (2.1) | 4 (8.3) | 21 (43.8) | 18 (37.5) | 3 (6.2) |
| Appetite/eating (N = 151) | |||||||
| Mild | 53 (35.1) | 11 (20.8) | 21 (39.6) | 17 (32.1) | 2 (3.8) | 1 (1.9) | 1 (1.9) |
| Moderate | 67 (44.4) | 2 (3) | 14 (20.9) | 23 (34.3) | 26 (38.8) | 2 (3) | 0 (0) |
| Severe | 31 (20.5) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (12.9) | 16 (51.6) | 9 (29) | 2 (6.5) |