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February 22, 20260 citations

Tools to Measure Noncognitive Symptoms in Nursing Home Residents With Advanced Dementia: A Scoping Review.

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MFMary FahertyLOLauren A O'MahonyLKLorna Kenny

Key Points

  • To explore tools for measuring noncognitive symptoms including agitation in nursing home residents with advanced dementia.
  • Conducted a scoping review of existing literature on measurement tools for noncognitive symptoms.
  • Focused on validated measures such as CMAI and NPI-Nursing Home version.
  • Evaluated the feasibility of these tools in the target population.
  • CMAI and NPI-Nursing Home version are feasible for measuring agitation in advanced dementia.
  • Limited literature hinders strong sample size calculations for future interventional studies.
  • Future research should prioritize creating open-access datasets for better data transparency.

Abstract

Measuring agitation and NCSDs seems feasible in the target population, using CMAI and NPI-Nursing Home version. However, the limited literature does not support robust sample size calculations for interventional studies. Future research should provide open-access datasets for enhanced utility and transparency of data collected from this vulnerable population.

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Faherty et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/699a9e20482488d673cd49b7https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jamda.2026.106133
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