van der Linde Rianne M, Stephan Blossom C M, Dening Tom, Brayne Carol
Department of Public Health and Primary Care, Institute of Public Health, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK.
Int J Methods Psychiatr Res. 2014 Mar;23(1):69-98. doi: 10.1002/mpr.1414. Epub 2014 Feb 5.
Reliable and valid measurement of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) is important for research and clinical practice. Here we provide an overview of the different instruments and discuss issues involved in the choice of the most appropriate instrument to measure BPSD in research. A list of BPSD instruments was generated. For each instrument Pubmed and SCOPUS were searched for articles that reported on their use or quality. Eighty-three instruments that are used to measure BPSD were identified. Instruments differ in length and detail, whether the interview is with participants, informants or by observation, the target sample and the time frames for use. Reliability and validity is generally good, but reported in few independent samples. When choosing a BPSD instrument for research the research question should be carefully scrutinised and the symptoms of interest, population, quality, detail, time frame and practical issues should be considered.
可靠且有效的痴呆行为和心理症状(BPSD)测量对于研究和临床实践都很重要。在此,我们概述了不同的工具,并讨论了在研究中选择最合适的工具来测量BPSD所涉及的问题。生成了一份BPSD工具列表。针对每个工具,在PubMed和SCOPUS中搜索了报告其使用情况或质量的文章。共识别出83种用于测量BPSD的工具。这些工具在长度和细节、访谈对象是参与者、 informant还是通过观察、目标样本以及使用的时间框架等方面存在差异。可靠性和有效性总体良好,但在少数独立样本中有报告。在为研究选择BPSD工具时,应仔细审查研究问题,并考虑感兴趣的症状、人群、质量、细节、时间框架和实际问题。