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Clinical Trial
. 2000 Spring;12(2):233-9.
doi: 10.1176/jnp.12.2.233.

Validation of the NPI-Q, a brief clinical form of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory

D I Kaufer  1 , J L Cummings, P Ketchel, V Smith, A MacMillan, T Shelley, O L Lopez, S T DeKosky
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Validation of the NPI-Q, a brief clinical form of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory

D I Kaufer et al. J Neuropsychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2000 Spring.

Abstract

The Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) is a validated clinical instrument for evaluating psychopathology in dementia. The authors developed a brief questionnaire form of the NPI (NPI-Q), intended for use in routine clinical practice, and cross-validated it with the NPI in 60 Alzheimer's patients. Test-retest reliability of the NPI-Q was acceptable. The prevalence of analogous symptoms reported on the NPI and NPI-Q differed on average by 5%; moderate or severe symptom ratings differed by less than 2%. The NPI-Q provides a brief, reliable, informant-based assessment of neuropsychiatric symptoms and associated caregiver distress that may be suitable for use in general clinical practice.

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