title: [Dimensions of Agitation Based on the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory in Patients with Dementia].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The aim of this study was to investigate the dimensions of agitation in dementia patients using the Turkish version of the Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI-T).
  
  
  METHODS
  The study included 100 patients diagnosed as dementia, according to the DSM-IV-TR. The CMAI-T was administered to the patients' caregivers via face-to-face interviews. The Standardized Mini Mental State Examination (SMMSE) was used to assess cognitive functions. The severity of depression and the functional state of the patients were assessed using the Cornell Scale for Depression in Dementia (CSDD) and the Functional Activities Questionnaire (FAQ). Principal component analysis and varimax rotation were used to determine the factor structure of the CMAI-T.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Factor analysis of the CMAI-T indicated a 3-factor structure: physically aggressive agitation, verbal agitation, and physically non-aggressive agitation. In 92% of the patients there was ≥1 agitation behavior during the previous 2 weeks. The CMAI-T total and factor scores were negatively correlated with the SMMSE scores, and positively correlated with the CSDD and the FAQ scores.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The CMAI-T yielded 3 factors (physically aggressive agitation, verbal agitation, and physically non-aggressive agitation), which indicated the scale had construct validity. Agitation behaviors were associated with cognitive dysfunction, symptoms of depression and general level of functioning. Additional research is necessary to identify the predictors of these dimensions in different dementia samples, and to determine the efficacy of therapeutic interventions.
authors.forename: Umut
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Altunöz
authors.forename: Erguvan Tuğba
authors.initials: ET
authors.lastname: Özel Kızıl
authors.forename: Sevinç
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kırıcı
authors.forename: Gülbahar
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Baştuğ
authors.forename: Bilgen
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Biçer Kanat
authors.forename: Ayşegül
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sakarya
authors.forename: Okan
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Er
authors.forename: Engin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Turan
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000374:Aggression; D003704:Dementia / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006299:Health Services for the Aged; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011594:Psychometrics; D014421:Turkey