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NursingHomeBehavior

Page history last edited by PBworks 17 years, 3 months ago

Instrument Attributes

 


 

Description:

 

Nursing home patients frequently have serious disturbances of behavior that can lead to use of chemical or physical restraints. To support research into better management of these problems, we developed the Nursing Home Behavior Problem Scale (NHBPS), a 29-item inventory of serious behavior problems designed to be completed by nurses and nursing assistants. NHBPS scores were obtained for two samples of nursing home residents: 431 in Tennessee and 122 in Texas. The interrater correlation was .754 in the Tennessee sample and .827 in the Texas sample. The NHBPS had a correlation of -.747 with the NOSIE scale and .911 with the CMAI. There was a pronounced association of increased NHBPS scores with mental impairment and use of sedative drugs or restraints. These data suggest the NHBPS is a useful research instrument for measuring serious behavior problems in nursing home residents.

 

Author/Sponsor:

 

Department of Preventive Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville

 

Prevalence:

 

Frequency/Level of use, dissemination, how widespread is the usage of the instrument?

 

Population:

 

For what population was the instrument designed?

 

Subject:

 

Who is the instrument administered to?

 

Provider Setting:

 

Where is the instrument used i.e. admission to nursing home, referral to home care, etc?

 

Derived:

 

Is this insrument derived from or a component of another instrument?

 

Validity and Reliability Testing:

 

Is the methodology of the instrument open to peer review?

 

Specific vs Multiple Domain:

 

What domains does the instrument assess? List CCD topics that the instrument covers.

 

Verbal or Observation based:

 

Is subject just asked questions or do they have to do some activity (i.e. get up and go assessment)?

 

Are calculated scores included:

 

An algorithm may calculate one or more scores based on elements of the assessment.

 

Extended use:

 

Is the instrument being used outside the original target population?

 

Versions:

 

Are there different versions of the tool? Sometimes the different versions have different # of questions.

 

Public Domain:

 

Is the instrument in the public domain (Y/N)?

 

References:

 

 

Comments:

 

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