1st survey questions

2nd and 3rd survey questions (modified)

1

Being short-tempered and/or showing unstable feeling

Emotionally unstable

2

Unstable in mood

Patients have many complaints about other patients

3

I am worried about how to intervene to solve problems.

Elderly patients have problems that improve only with difficulty

4

Feeling irritated and/or restless

Patients seem frustrated

5

Showing feelings of desperation

Patients are disappointed by various things

6

Complaining of being unable to sleep

Complaining of being unable to sleep

7

Pessimistic

Pessimistic

8

Expressionless

Expressionless

9

Reducing interactions with others

Reducing interactions with others

10

There are cases where patient does not appear to understand explanations.

Patients do not accept explanations

11

Unable to switch moods unassisted

Patients cannot change their mood by themselves

12

Appears dispirited

Patients are spiritless

13

Lack of comprehension

Queries are not really responded to? Patients do not converse and it does not become a true exchange.

14

Showing negative attitudes toward encouragements

Showing negative attitudes toward encouragements

15

Stopped doing what he/she was able to

Stopped doing what he/she was able to

16

Convinced of being unable to do something as wished

Convinced of being unable to do something as wished