A biopsychosocial interpretation of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory - Nursing Home assessment: reconceptualising psychiatric symptom attributions.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The Neuropsychiatric Inventory (NPI) is predicated on the assumption that psychiatric symptoms are manifestations of disease. Biopsychosocial theories suggest behavioural changes viewed as psychiatric may also arise as a result of external behavioural triggers. Knowing the causes of psychiatric symptoms is important since the treatment and management of symptoms relies on this understanding.

Aims

This study sought to understand the causes of psychiatric symptoms recorded in care home settings by investigating qualitatively described symptoms in Neuropsychiatric Inventory-Nursing Home (NPI-NH) interviews.

Method

The current study examined the NPI-NH interviews of 725 participants across 50 care homes. The qualitatively described symptoms from each of the 12

SUBMITTER: Smith SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7745231 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature