OBJECTIVE: To describe development, validity, and application of the Problem Behavior Inventory (PBI), a tool to assess @entity303 -related problem behaviors (DRPBs) in community-based populations. DATA SOURCES AND STUDY SETTING: Demographic, contact, and disease-specific data were extracted from client files from a Medicaid-funded home and community-based services program. Primary caregivers completed standard surveys relating to the care recipients' memory, mood, and behaviors. The client (care recipient) completed the Mini-Mental Status Exam (MMSE). STUDY DESIGN: Cognitively impaired clients, enrolled in the Community Care Services Program (CCSP) during a reference month, and their primary caregivers, were identified by CCSP case managers for participation in the study. Primary caregivers completed the @entity146 ( @entity146 ). Clients screening positive for the presence of DRPBs based on caregiver responses to the @entity146 were then assessed using the Problem Behavior Inventory (PBI). PRINCIPLE FINDINGS: Within the CCSP sample, the most prevalent behavior was appearing sad or depressed (67%), while the most frequent behavior was seeking attention, occurring at least daily in 58% of the group. The most bothersome behaviors were being sexually inappropriate, wandering, and misbehaving in public. Examination by behavior category (physical, verbal, mood, etc.) revealed a strong relationship between level of bother and behavior frequency. Frequency of verbal behaviors was positively related to MMSE scores, whereas frequency of ADL-related behaviors was inversely related to MMSE scores. Bother scores were not associated with MMSE scores. CONCLUSIONS: This study documents that the PBI is a valid, useful, and feasible tool for assessing DRPBs in community populations. Case managers using the PBI can determine specific @entity146 areas among client populations and for individual clients and institute client-specific interventions to address each issue.

Development of a tool for assessment and care planning for XXXX -related problem behaviors in home and community-based services programs: the Problem Behavior Inventory.

@entity303 :: ('MESH:D003704', 'Disease') :: ['dementia'] @entity146 :: ('MESH:D001523', 'Disease') :: ['problem behavior', 'RMBPC', 'Revised Memory and Behavior Problem Checklist']
@entity303 :: (MESH:D003704,Disease) :: ['dementia']
