Memory and Behavior Problem Checklist (MBPC)

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Memory and Behavior Problem Checklist (MBPC)
Zarit & Zarit‚ 1985‚ Teri et al 1992
Behaviors
Frequency Ratings 0= never occurred‚ 1= occurred frequently in past but not in the past three months‚ 2= has occurred recently‚ but not in the past week‚ 3= has occurred 1 or 2 times in the past week‚ 4= has occurred 3 to 6 times in the past week‚ 5= occurs daily or more often‚ 7= this problem would occur‚ if the patient wasn’t supervised
Reaction Rating: 0 = not at all‚ 1= a little‚ 2= moderately‚ 3= very much‚ 4= extremely
1.    Asking the same question over and over.
2.    Trouble remembering recent events (e.g.‚ items in the newspaper or on TV).
3.    Trouble remembering significant past.
4.    Mixing up past and present (e.g. thinking a deceased parent alive)
5.    Losing or misplacing things.
6.    Hiding things.
7.    Unable to find way about indoors.
8.    Unable to find way about outdoors‚ for example‚ on familiar place.
9.    Wandering or getting lost.
10.Not recognize a familiar place.
11.Not recognize a familiar people.
12.Not recognize a familiar object.
13.Forgetting what day it is.
14.Unable to start activities by self (besides ADLS)
15.Unable to keep occupied or busy by self.
16.Follows you around.
17.Being constantly restless or agitated‚
18.Spending long periods of time inactive.
19.Being constantly talkative.
20.Talking little or not at all.
21.Being suspicious or accusative.
22.Doing things in public that embarrass you.
23.Walking you up at night.
24.Appears sad or depressed.
25.Appears anxious or worried.
26.Becoming angry.
27.Strikes out or tries to hit.
28.Destroying property.
29.Engaging in behavior that is potentially dangerous to self or others.
30.Seeing or hearing things that are not there (hallucinations or illusions)
31.Any other problems (specify).
32.Any other problems (specify).
Activity of Daily Living
Activity
Frequency Ratings 0= Independent‚ 1= Needs supervision‚ 2= Needs some assistance to complete task‚ 3= Totally independent
Reaction Rating: 0 = not at all‚ 1= a little‚ 2= moderately‚ 3= very much‚ 4= extremely‚ 9= don’t know/not applicable
1.    Eating
2.    Dressing
3.    Sha‎ving or putting on make-up.
4.    Talking medications
5.    Bathing
6.    Going to the bathroom (indicate if incontinent of bowel or bladder; score 2 if occasionally incontinent‚ 3 if incontinent most or all of the time)
Other Activity
1.    Walking
2.    Watching television
3.    telephone
Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist
Teri et al‚ 1992
Frequency Ratings 0= never occurred‚ 1= not in the past week‚ 2= 1 to 2 times in the past week‚ 3= 3 to 6 times in the past week‚ 4= daily or more often‚ 9 = don’t know/not applicable
Reaction Rating: 0 = not at all‚ 1= a little‚ 2= moderately‚ 3= very much‚ 4= extremely‚ 9= don’t know/not applicable
1.    Asking the same question over and over.
2.    Trouble remembering recent events (e.g.‚ items in the newspaper or on TV).
3.    Trouble remembering significant past events.
4.    Losing or misplacing things.
5.    Forgetting what day it is.
6.    Starting‚ but not finishing‚ things.
7.    Difficulty concentrating on a task.
8.    Destroying property.
9.    Doing things that embarrass you.
10.Waking you or other family members up at night.
11.Talking loudly and rapidly.
12.Appears anxious or worried.
13.Engaging in behavior that is potentially dangerous to self or others.
14.Threats to hurt oneself.
15.Threats to hurt others.
16.Aggressive to others verbally.
17.Appears sad or depressed.
18.Expressing feelings of hopelessness or sadness about the future (e.g.‚ “Nothing worthwhile ever happens‚” ” I never do anything right”).
19.Crying and tearfulness.
20.Commenting about death of self or others (e.g.‚ “Life isn’t worth living‚” “I’d be better off dead”).
21.Talking about feeling lonely.
22.Comments about feeling worthless or being a burden to others.
23.Comments about feeling like a failure or about not ha‎ving any worthwhile accomplishments in life.
24.Arguing‚ irritability‚ and/or complaining.
Revised Memory and Behavior Problems Checklist: Memory (items 1-7)‚ Depression (items 12‚ 14‚ 17-23)‚ Disruption (items 9-11‚ 13‚ 15‚ 16‚ and 24)

This instrument can be found at: http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/download?doi=10.1.1.832.3797&rep=rep1&type=pdf  & Fischer‚ Joel.‚ Corcoran‚ Kevin J. (2007 ). Measures for Clinical Practice and research: A sourcebook. (4th ed.). NY. Oxford University Pr. Vol. 1‚ Page (s): 362-365.

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Zarit‚ S. H.‚ Zarit‚ J. M. (1998). Memory and Behavior Problem Checklist (MBPC). In Fischer‚ Joel.‚ Corcoran‚ Kevin J. (2007 ). Measures for Clinical Practice and research: A sourcebook. (4th ed.). NY. Oxford University Pr. Vol. 1‚ Page (s): 362-365.

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