Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory (CMAI)
Cohen-Mansfield Agitation Inventory: 29 agitated behaviors rated 1 (never) to 7 (several times an hour).
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Example
- Pacing
- 6
- Dressing
- 1
- Spitting
- 1
- Cursing
- 1
- Requests
- 5
- Repetitive
- 5
- Hitting
- 1
- Kicking
- 1
- Grabbing
- 1
- Pushing
- 1
The other 19 values
- Throwing
- 1
- Noises
- 2
- Screaming
- 1
- Biting
- 1
- Scratching
- 1
- Trying To Get
- 1
- Falling
- 1
- Complaining
- 4
- Negativism
- 4
- Eating Substances
- 1
- Hurting
- 1
- Handling Things
- 2
- Hiding
- 1
- Hoarding
- 1
- Tearing
- 1
- Mannerisms
- 3
- Verbal Sexual
- 1
- Physical Sexual
- 1
- Restlessness
- 5
Result: CMAI 56/203 — factor sums: aggressive 9 (the floor), physically non-aggressive 18, verbally agitated 19.
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What the result means
- 29
- Minimum — every behavior rated never (the floor is 29, not 0).
- 30-203
- Higher totals reflect more frequent agitation; the CMAI is a frequency quantifier, not banded by total severity (read by factor subscales).
What you enter
- Pacing
- Dressing
- Spitting
- Cursing
- Requests
- Repetitive
- Hitting
- Kicking
- Grabbing
- Pushing
The other 19 fields
- Throwing
- Noises
- Screaming
- Biting
- Scratching
- Trying To Get
- Falling
- Complaining
- Negativism
- Eating Substances
- Hurting
- Handling Things
- Hiding
- Hoarding
- Tearing
- Mannerisms
- Verbal Sexual
- Physical Sexual
- Restlessness
How this is calculated
Cohen-Mansfield J, Marx MS, Rosenthal AS. A description of agitation in a nursing home. J Gerontol. 1989;44(3):M77-M84. Read the source ↗
A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.