Outcome Measures for Dementia in the Advanced Stage and at the End of Life

Table 3

Scale for Observation of Agitation in Persons with DAT [dementia of the Alzheimer type] (SOAPD).

Total body movements
Up and down movements
Repetitive movements in place
Mild
Moderate
Extreme
Outward motions
Mild
Moderate
Extreme
High pitched or loud words
Repetitive vocalization
Negative words

For scoring see Hurley et al., 1999 [49].