Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory

The Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI) is a 29-item caregiver rating questionnaire for the assessment of agitation in older persons.  It includes descriptions of 29 agitated behaviors, each rated on a 7-point scale of frequency. Inter-rater agreement rates ranged between .88 and .92.  

Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory - Short Form

The CMAI-SF is a short version of  the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory.  It contains 14 items to be rated by caregivers on a 5-point frequency scale.  The items are based on the factor structure of the original inventory.  

Agitated Behavior Mapping Instrument

The Agitated Behavior Mapping Instrument (ABMI) is a behavior mapping technique for systematically observing and defining the behavior of nursing home residents.  The ABMI includes items pertaining to different types of agitated behaviors as well as items concerning the social and physical environment of the resident being observed.  Inter-observer agreement rates were calculated for each agitated behavior and averaged .93. 

Depression Rating Scale

The depression rating scale (DRS) is a 6-item questionnaire for caregivers' ratings of frail older persons. It taps two factors:  Sad affect and social functioning. Inter-rater agreement rates averaged .69.  

The Hebrew Home Social Network Rating Scale

The Hebrew Home Social Network Rating Scale (HHSNRS) measures the social network of nursing home residents, taking into account both the formal (staff) and the informal (family) caregivers. It examines frequency of contacts, intimacy of contacts, and size of network.  Inter-rater agreement rates averaged .82.  

Medical Decision Making During a Status Change Event

Questionnaire

The Medical Decision-Making During a Status Change Event questionnaire ascertains physicians' and nurses' personal opinions regarding a range of questions related to the status change event and resulting decision-making process. The questionnaire contains both open- and close-ended questions in five general areas: background information on the physician/nurse and patient being discussed; nature and severity of the status change event; the decision-making process; considerations in making the treatment decision; and evaluation of the decision. 

Preferences for Life-Sustaining Treatment Questionnaire

The (PLSTQ) is a close-ended  questionnaire which assesses preferences for (or against) specific life-sustaining treatment options.  The preferences for each treatment are tested for three conditions of cognitive ability:  Intact, confused, and unconscious.  The preference is rated on a 7-point scale assessing direction of preference and degree of certainty in preference.  

The Observational Sleep Assessment Instrument

The Observational Sleep Assessment Instrument (OSAI) is an observational instrument for the assessment of sleep in nursing home residents.  It assesses the occurrence of sleep, disruptions in sleep, breathing, snoring, myoclonic movements, and body restlessness.   

Satisfaction and Stress Questionnaire I and II-Daily

The Satisfaction and Stress Questionnaire I and II-Daily (SSQ-I and SSQ-II Daily) are open-ended, self-report questionnaires that are completed by staff members of long-term care facilities to find out how they feel about their job^. 

Autonomy in the Nursing Home Questionnaire

The Autonomy in the Nursing Home Questionnaire (ANHQ) is an open-ended questionnaire administered to nursing home staff to assess the amount of autonomy, independence, and free choice nursing home residents have. 

Rater Motivation/Compliance Questionnaire (RMCQ)

The Rater Motivation/Compliance Questionnaire (RMCQ) is a short instrument completed by an interviewer which rates the attitudes, motivation, and compliance of an informant during an informant-based assessment. 

Quality of Life Values Inventory

The Quality of Life Values Inventory (QLVI) assesses personal values pertaining to the relative importance of quality of life, burden on others, and prolongation of life.  The QLVI is an interview-style questionnaire consisting of 5 items, which was developed for use with older hospital patients.   

Nurses' Ratings of Sleep Patterns Questionnaire

The Nurses’ Ratings of Sleep Patterns Questionnaire (NRSPQ) utilizes independent observers (nurses) who are required to check on each resident about every two hours. The instrument measures the following dimensions of sleep: the number of hours of sleep; the length of time to fall asleep; frequency of spontaneous awakenings; length of average wake period; hour of awakening in the morning; and external disruptions to sleep. 

Typology of Vocalization

The Typology of Vocalization questionnaire classifies different sounds of nursing home resident who manifest verbally disruptive behavior.  It specifically rates the type of sound; the meaning, reason and content; the timing; and the level of disruptiveness.

Pain Assessment In Non-communicative Elderly Persons

(PAINE)

PAINE is an informant-based pain assessment for persons suffering from dementia.  The PAINE has the advantage of using a comprehensive list of pain symptoms based on systematic questioning of direct caregivers from several institutions.