The measurement of agitation in neurocognitive disorders: A systematic review
Numerous agitation scales have been validated in older populations with neurocognitive disorders. Yet, few fully align with the recently published IPA agitation criteria. Most commonly, scales did not adequately capture symptom persistence of at least two weeks or evidence of emotional distress. Additionally, scales varied widely in capturing individual IPA agitation domains of verbal aggression, excessive motor activity, and physical aggression.
Authors
- Cassandra Germain (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4712-0969)
- Keerthana Umapathy
- Moyra E. Mortby (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9568-6628)
- Dylan X. Guan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7065-1963)
- Hui Jue Wang
- Reeteka Sud (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7866-6983)
- Dorota Kossowska‐Kuhn
- Lindsey I. Sinclair (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4776-4118)
- Krista L. Lanctôt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7024-6637)
- Marie‐Andrée Bruneau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2909-0612)
- Toni Saari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7721-3336)
- Valentine Ucheagwu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7968-864X)
- Byron Creese (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6490-6037)
- Fabricio Ferreira de Oliveira
- Soliu Abiola Atunwa
- Zahinoor Ismail
- Samantha M. Loi
- Tiffany J. Pan
- Uzochukwu Imo
- Mariana Pinheiro Nepomuceno
- Ram J Bishnoi
- Luis Agüera‐Ortiz
- Raphael Machado Castilhos
- Corinne E. Fischer
Institutions
- Florida State University (US)
- University of London (GB)
- Queen's University Belfast (GB)
- St. Michael's Hospital (CA)
- The Royal Melbourne Hospital (AU)
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- University of Ilorin (NG)
- Universitat de València (ES)
- The University of Melbourne (AU)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- University of Toronto (CA)
- Nnamdi Azikiwe University (NG)
- Lagos University Teaching Hospital (NG)
- UNSW Sydney (AU)
- North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (US)
- University of Bristol (GB)
- Research Institute Hospital 12 de Octubre (ES)
- Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre (BR)
- Institut Universitaire de Gériatrie de Montréal (CA)
- USF Health Byrd Alzheimer's Institute (US)
- Lagos State Health Service Commission (NG)
- Sunnybrook Hospital (CA)
- Sunnybrook Research Institute
- Hotchkiss Brain Institute (CA)
- Obafemi Awolowo University (NG)
- Brunel University of London (GB)
- National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (IN)
- Université de Montréal (CA)
- Neuroscience Research Australia (AU)
- Universidade Federal de São Paulo (BR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Alzheimer s & Dementia
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/alz70857_105072
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare Decision-Making and Restraints
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00